This paper is a description of the development of a new educational leadership program at Austin Peay State University. From inception to implementation, the program used Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards, a tool for assessing programs in educational administrator preparation. The goal of the program was to embed the…

This book offers suggestions for transforming the specific courses in the counselor education curriculum. Each chapter includes an introduction--using anecdotes or student quotes; an overview of the impact of constructivism on the course content; an outline of the course structure, assignments, and activities, with the accompanying constructivist…

A practicum project was designed to improve awareness among county residents of the needs of the county's children and families generally, and of the work of a county board governing a taxing district for children's services, specifically. The objective of the project was to alleviate misunderstanding about the nature of and the need for the…

This study compared the attitudes of elementary level collaborative and traditional cooperating teachers regarding their supervisory skills and confidence levels. It also examined how teachers collaborated and how collaborative cooperating teachers perceived Clinical Master Teaching (CMT) meetings. Student teachers were placed in schools with…

This paper describes a prototype of a development project for practicum classes in the Hong Kong Institute of Education. An in-house development of a streaming video system is used for improving student teaching by building a digitized video database from a variety of sources. The main objective is to develop an interactive web-based video…

Colleges and universities that train teachers for early childhood education were asked how changes in state certification requirements have affected their programs and about the types of field experiences they offer. Significant program changes during the past five years are reported. (PP)

A preceptorship program design to introduce preclinical students to primary care in both underserved and adequately served communities is described. A preliminary evaluation of the program's first year indicates that it has had an impact on the students' attitudes. (Author/MLW)

The oral history and ethnographic interview are two techniques for providing depth and direction for fieldwork experiences. Students use these techniques to enhance interaction with others they encounter in the field, and the methods occasionally change the students' perspectives and enliven later research efforts. (MSE)

Describes a short-term experiential project for gerontology students in minority/ethnic communities which can serve as a model for universities. Results indicate the project enhanced academic study and provided students a meaningful introduction to designing and implementing effective health and social service programs for minority/ ethnic…

Two studies evaluated student teachers' preferences for directive or nondirective supervision. Both studies revealed a significant preference for the directive approach, contradicting much current theoretical writing. A third followup study showed student teachers' initial preference for the directive method gave way to the nondirective approach…

Offers a model of counselor supervision focusing on the dual processes of assessment and intervention. Defines and describes supervision, the assessment phase, five interventions, and supervisor training. Also includes responses of five authors and a rejoinder by the author of the model considering the model's utility in the field. (JAC)

Examined how particular aspects of the supervision process contribute to building conceptual skills in counselor trainees. Trainees received one of two kinds of supervision following role play interviews. Found feedback more effective than instruction in teaching goal formation and was perceived by trainees to be more effective. (Author/JAC)

Using behavioral descriptions of 60 supervisor activities, surveyed faculty and doctoral students to determine if a distinction exists among three supervisor roles (teacher, counselor, consultant). Results indicated a clear distinction between teacher and counselor roles with the consultant role overlapping the other two. (Author/JAC)

Studied whether teaching and supervision had an impact on reflective-communication development. Examined effects of training on initial-interview behavior of supervisors and supervisees. Trainees who taught others and trainees receiving face-to-face supervision scored higher on most measures. Each method proved more or less equally effective in…