Responses of one university's preceptors to a questionnaire were compared with students' ratings. Higher teaching ability ratings were given to those in group practice and nonurban practice and to those delegating more responsibility to students and using medication lists. Suggestions for preceptor selection and further research are given. (MSE)

An outline is proposed for a tertiary course in rural studies for professionals such as teachers, nurses, and social workers that would better prepare them for rural service. The course could be an elective in general studies or give credit toward professional certification. Key components for effective rural preparation of professionals should be…

"My Learning Curve" is a visual rapid appraisal technique that was developed in Canada for exploratory use in one of a series of loosely coupled evaluation studies of a redesigned teacher education plan. It is designed to allow teacher candidates enrolled in the program to depict quickly and visually, rather than verbally, their…

This is the fourth in a series of quadrennial surveys begun in 1960 to determine the extent and nature of counselor preparation at the master's and doctoral levels in the field of elementary school guidance and counseling. The main finding is the great acceleration of programs which provide specialization since 1968. Generic programs however, are…

Describes inner city practicum program. (EK)

Research study based on adaptation and use of FIRO-B questionnaire (FIRO-B equals Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation). (JES)

Third-year students in the University of Alberta's B.Ed. elementary generalist program think that the program's practicum is valuable but that the program's organization hampers learning and causes stress. Students feel ambivalent about their own preparedness for student teaching and perceive a discrepancy between the program's professed and…

Presents a training device to facilitate counselor conceptualization of client psychological functioning. Conceptualization is defined as the counselor's synthesis of cognitive behavioral, emotional, and interpersonal aspects of the client's intrapsyche dynamics. Presents a specific case conceptualization format, along with an explanation of each…

Presents a unique undergraduate course designed for the training and supervision of group leaders, and describes a combination of a didactic and experiential workshop and seminars for training and supervising group leaders. (Author)

The rationale for having health care practitioners teach students includes the optimal education of the students and continuing education for the practitioners themselves. Some goals and objectives for practitioner-instructors are provided, and instructional techniques utilized by optometric practitioner-instructors are described. (MLW)

Open systems and exchange theory are utilized to develop a framework for analyzing school-agency relationships. The framework is composed of two areas: (1) the dynamics underlying school-agency relationships, and (2) evaluation of the intraorganizational, interorganizational, and environmental factors that influence schools of social work and…

The relationship between 31 student speech clinicians' and 31 speech/language pathology supervisors' perceptions of interpersonal conditions offered by supervisors and estimates of professional growth of the student clinicians was studied. (Author/PHR)