The usefulness of journals as a source of qualitative data in educational research was studied through journals kept by preservice teachers in an adolescent development course with a practicum component. Four journals were analyzed, two from preservice teachers assigned to project-centered classrooms and two from preservice teachers assigned to…

Describes a practicum course using videotape for artistic and self-discovery purposes. (CH)

The proposed contiguous model of applied experience woven with planned didactic sequences meets most of the professional training needs of school psychologists enrolled in the University of South Carolina Training Program. The student in the doctoral program will have acquired fundamental skills in four important areas of school psychology;…

To attain better learning environments and teaching procedures as suggested by recent research and studies related to language growth and its development, provision must be made for this new knowledge to become a part of teacher-education programs. (Author/MB)

Describes a project involving nondirective play therapy conducted in two elementary schools in Kern County, California. (CB)

This study attempted to determine whether the administrative location of school psychology programs shaped the curriculum patterns in practicum and internship experience. No significant difference in programs in the surveyed institutions could be ascertained. (Author)

It was concluded that trainee counselors in this study perceived a great deal of value in the use of videotape as a feedback technique for integrating counseling theory with practice. (Author)

Author believes the Council of Academic Societies is in a unique position to bring together concerned experts to formulate new patterns of representation of basic medical science in modern medical centers. (Editor)

The committee on Professional Development of NAWDC concluded that student personnel curricula should make provisions for internships and academic work to be taken concurrently to enable future graduates to increase their professional skill and understanding of the total program of student personnel services. (Author/BY)

To study the effectiveness of counselor supervisory methods, three groups of supervisees rated specific supervisor behaviors for frequency and effectiveness. Results showed beginning trainees emphasized the mechanics and task of supervision, while experienced supervisees perceived a less structured interaction that was more supportive and more…

Three types of integration of theory and practice can exist in library and information science programs: teaching of applied theory (focuses on procedural design for effective performance of professional tasks), application of applied theory to analysis of specific settings, use of applied theory in specific settings. Twenty-six references are…