In an evaluation of the undergraduate education sequence conducted during the spring 1973 semester, data were obtained by means of a six-page questionnaire sent to a sample of 800 teachers who had graduated from Lehman College since 1968 and who were teaching in public schools located in the New York City area. The survey instrument provided for…

This document, a collection of guidelines for clinical experience in teacher education, is divided into eight sections with two appendixes. These sections are as follows: Frame of Reference; Aims of Clinical Experiences, which stresses that the experiences should be complementary to the humanistic, behavioral, and pedagogical studies for becoming…

This paper is a discussion of several of the short-term, intensive field practica experiences which have been integrated into the Memorial University graduate counselor education program. The approach in counselor education provides needed counseling services to more remote communities, enables school boards to see counselors in action, thus…

This article describes a seminar, practicum course in sociology required of all graduate students about to teach for the first time at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Specifically discussed are selection of students, tapping sociological lore for pedagogical insights, and interplay of theory and practice. (Author/RM)

Describes the structure and process of a third party approach toward evaluation of counseling skills. The structure is referred to as "the counseling jury", which involves a practical examination taken anytime during the doctoral program, prior to admission to doctoral candidacy. (Author)

The nation's only federal demonstration area in outdoor recreation, environmental education, and resource management for university students are discribed. (JD)

Describes a counselor training practicum in which the trainees spend two weeks in a Canada Manpower Centre. The program was successful for the trainees as well as for the centre. (Author/HMV)

Describes modes of communication which take place in a field-based learning experience. Explores advantages to the intern (learner), the scope of coverage and value to his overall education (GA)

The practicum (individually contracted clinical experience) has shown to be successful in helping schools meet the inservice needs of teachers. (MM)

An examination of the professional self-concept of student teachers was made during the practicum in a program whose structure seemed likely to minimize its negative effects by providing for gradual transition into teaching, a high level of support from supervisors, and an extended continuous period of teaching. (Author/RK)

The process of involving social work graduate students specializing in planning and administration in the design of management simulations is described. Focus is on the integrative capacity of the simulation to combine knowledge and skills acquired in both classroom and practicum experience, and a detailed description of a student guide to…

The responsive approach was used to evaluate the residency and preceptorship programs of a medical education curriculum emphasizing primary family practice. Students in the preceptorship program gained four weeks of intensive experience in a private practice clinic. A summary of the resulting data was presented. (GDC)

The former Chief Inspector responsible for teacher education in Her Majesty's Inspectorate gives a personal view of how the English school system is moving to meet the challenges of the 1980s and 1990s. Current trends and their strengths are discussed. (Author/MT)

Reports the development of a three-course eight-week summer program for medical students. One course covers research methods and the other two involve research practicums in public health and medical sociology. (JDH)