A clinical law simulation exercise based on students testimony about events in their own lives was designed to train students as effective trial lawyers through direct and cross-examination, sensitization to the roles of other courtroom players, and consideration of social and ethical consequences of our trial methods. (MSE)

An administrative assistant at an Illinois elementary school designed a practicum around a rules-review process supported by the principal and her teacher leadership team. Students brainstormed with their teachers to develop rights and responsibilities statements, which were forwarded to the student council. The process converted 68 rules to 5…

Investigates the computer use by student teachers during practicum: the manner and frequency of computer use, student teachers' perception of their training adequacy, their attitudes toward the role of the computer in teaching, and the factors that might be associated with higher percentage of computer use than those in previous studies.…

Suggesting that foreign-language literature classes often teach over the heads of students, argues that foreign-language literary texts be taught not as finished works of art but instead as culture-in-process, focusing on the creative-performance approach to the dramatic text within the context of a foreign-language teacher practicum. (MSE)

Valdosta State University (Georgia) uses audio/video conferencing in its teacher education program, a low-cost alternative to travel that enables student teachers to access the expertise of their supervisors more frequently; supervisors to observe student teachers; simultaneous interactions between supervisor, student teacher, and mentor, or among…

Describes a program to provide undergraduate sport pedagogy majors with more practice teaching opportunities before they begin student teaching. The students conduct classroom observations of core courses and teacher interviews to document effective classroom techniques and outline instructional profiles to implement in their own teaching. (MDM)

A study estimated and compared consequences of pharmacy clerkship placements (learning opportunities) to estimates of clerkship training costs (site impact productivity). A learning opportunity algorithm rank-ordered student activities for involvement level, completeness of experience, completeness of experiential learning cycle, and performance…

A questionnaire to Ph.D. examiners across disciplines explored criteria appropriate for evaluating practice-based doctoral dissertations, in particular by collecting a core vocabulary of terms. Negative criteria included the lack of: intellectual grasp, coherence, engagement with the literature, originality, and generalizability, along with…

Describes the restructured, extended year Bachelor of Education/Diploma in Education Consecutive program within the Faculty of Education at Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, which emphasizes field-based experiences. After examining research supporting experience-based learning, the paper describes program planning and development…

We surveyed a national sample of 139 school psychology students to better understand their perceptions of their practicum experiences. Specifically, we examined the students' reports of the types of activities in which they engage during practicum experiences and their perceptions of their school-based supervisors' activities. This information is…

Cyber-or computer-mediated communication is transforming school counselor education in curriculum delivery, supervision, and professional development, as well as changing the nature of interactions among counselors, school personnel, parents, counselor educators, students, and field supervisors. This article describes how new technologies are…

Since 1999, pre-service teachers undertaking the Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) Program at the University of Western Sydney have participated in an alternate practicum called Professional Experience 3 (PE3). This practicum encourages students to engage in broader educational settings within local communities. Increasingly, a number of…

This article discusses another ancillary project of the Writers In Electronic Residence's (WIER) program, "The Virtual Practicum," which provides online practice teaching placements to pre-service candidates. WIER offered its first virtual practicum in 1989 through the former Faculty of Education, University of Toronto, and has since…

A long-standing goal for many teacher preparation programs is to link theory to practice (i.e., "linkages") for teacher candidates through close university-school partnerships. Essentially, the professional development schools (PDS) models were established to bridge this gap of theory and practice and to provide an environment in which…

An integral part of all initial teacher education programs is the school-based practicum where pre-service teachers get an opportunity to develop their teaching skills and knowledge in a classroom setting. Many have suggested that these experiences are very powerful in shaping pre-service teachers' views of teaching because they are perceived as…