Discusses fieldwork in library and information science education and reviews some of the current issues influencing employers' support for fieldwork placement, with specific reference to the Queensland Institute of Technology library's approach to fieldwork placement and management. Topics include time investment, organizational issues, and…

Examines the characteristics of gifted and talented students and describes three cooperative mentoring programs. They are the Executive Internship Program and the Laboratory Experience Program (both in Hillsborough County, Florida) and university-based summer programs at many institutions. Also identifies risks, such as breaking of close…

The Workload Measurement System was used to measure time use patterns with and without students for 23 occupational therapists in two Canadian teaching hospitals. For 87% there were no significant differences in time spent in direct or indirect patient care with or without students. (SK)

Describes the benefits of peer coaching to preservice physical education teachers. After explaining how peer coaching works, the paper examines the early field experience progression, looks at three teaching laboratories designed to facilitate preservice teacher education, and discusses data collection instruments (teacher position and function…

If secondary schools are to fulfill their purpose and goals, administrator preparation programs should be structured to include more hands-on activities, such as simulations, inbasket exercises, videotaped scenarios, and casebook examples. Additionally, these programs must address key questions regarding classroom practice, culture, and climate.…

Project CAVES (Creative Adventures and Valuable Experiences through Spelunking) is a summer residential program for gifted high-school students, involving lectures, surveying and mapping simulated caves, and exploring and surveying actual caves in Arkansas. The project's development and learning activities are described. (JDD)

This article proposes rules of thumb about the teacher education design process. The rules are grounded in the attempts at reforming teacher education at Washington University in the early 1970s, at a time during which a year-long, field-based alternative to the traditional elementary program was operated. (IAH)

The State University of New York at Albany offers a 24- credit-hour sequence leading to provisional and permanent certification to teach academic subjects in secondary schools. Courses cover the teaching/learning process, school and society, computer literacy, substance abuse education, and instructional methods. (CB)

The University of Pittsburgh's Social Studies Seminar and School Practicum introductory courses for prospective secondary school social studies teachers incorporate both practicum and seminar activities to foster reflective teaching that emphasizes the school context, as opposed to the classroom experience, of teaching. (CB)

The perspectives of social studies student teachers were studied and analyzed. It was concluded that teachers' perspectives are a product of a dialectical process of professional socialization. Teacher educators should reevaluate the purpose and function of education courses and field experience experiences. (JD)

Discusses experiences with educational technology in preservice teacher education settings. Highlights include competencies student teachers should demonstrate, including the use of computers and related technologies; curriculum revision to encourage the use of information technology in field experiences; and supporting field experiences through…

Reveals the combination of work incentives that have attracted field administrators to the clinical faculty member role in a western university's field-based Ed.D. program. Nonpecuniary incentives included the desire to influence future educational leaders' preparation, the opportunity for change and stimulation, and the opportunity for…

Science content, related laboratory skills and techniques, and methods of instruction are addressed as important components in the preparation of secondary science teachers. The integration of field experiences throughout the preparation process and the effectiveness of each component in this process are discussed. (KR)

A survey of 236 social-work field instructors from 2 state universities examined their opinions of the knowledge and skills of their BSW and MSW students and their needs for development and continuing education. Rural and urban field instructors were remarkably similar in their demographic characteristics, views of their students, and desires for…

This paper presents a detailed analysis of the language and provisions of field work training agreements currently used by social work education programs. Problem areas, including a lack of understanding and the waiver of rights and responsibilities without adequate consent, are identified. Recommendations for developing appropriate agreements are…