Personal interviews were conducted with 138 elementary education majors at the completion of one of the two required foundation courses which include an early field experience in the teacher education program at the University of Utah. Questions asked concerned the students' perceptions of (a) the role of the elementary school classroom teacher,…

This investigation is based on the belief that it is imperative to establish operative school-agency communication if the field instructional agency is to be an educationally focused learning experience for the student. Through the existing governmental organizations, a subcommittee was formed to work toward this objective. The subcommittee…

This study designed and implemented a program for training agency-based field instructors in a performance-oriented strategy of teaching. A training program was developed for agency teachers that introduced an adaptation of the systems approach to field instruction. At the conclusion of the seminar the learners will have: (1) participated in…

This guide assists public affairs/public administration programs in self-study. A series of major topics for exploration and a series of questions are posed for consideration by this unit, including: program goals, organization, facilities, faculty, student body, field experience, self-study of academic programs, research, public service, plans…

During 2 summer months, about 200 children (8-13), attended the primitive camp which was administered through the Children's Fresh Air Society 45 miles from Baltimore, Maryland. Every 10 days, a new group of children (primarily black) arrived from Baltimore's geographic core. The 24 camp counselors, male and female, ages 18-23, came largely from…

This cooperative program has been designed primarily for students in education and the social sciences at the four colleges of the Central Pennsylvania Consortium, to help them understand the problems of the urban environment and to challenge them to help in solving these problems during the course of the program and also in their later life. It…

In late 1969, Glassboro State College initiated a VISTA volunteer program as a further extension of the community service commitment evidenced by its yearly admission of students from disadvantaged groups on special Martin Luther King Scholarships. Although any Glassboro student (most of whom are education majors) may volunteer for the program,…

This book (paperback), developed for preservice teachers in pre-student teaching laboratory experiences at Southern Illinois University, is intended also for wider use. The first half (text section) has three parts. Part 1 includes rationale for educational laboratory experiences and discussion of student, administrator, and classroom teacher…

The Union for Research and Experimentation in Higher Education, a consortium of 10 colleges, initiated an experimental study of a new model for off-campus education in selected problematic areas. The model places students and faculty members in Field Study Centers-- or Beachhead Colleges --to help solve local problems through interaction between…

The School University Teacher Education Center (SUTEC) began in 1966 a demonstration program for the comprehensive training of elementary teachers for the urban complex. Prospective teachers (525 during the 5-year project) begin their professional studies early in the college sequence in a typical large-city school and receive continued…

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between two aspects of higher education: the liberal arts and experiential learning. The thesis is that a combination of the traditional liberal arts objectives with the methods of experiential education can result in a strengthening of liberal education at a time when circumstances severely…

This two-part document provides an explanation and analysis of PROJECT MERGE and includes a handbook that provides an overview of the project's goals, implications, guidelines, and structures. Part 1 defines MERGE as an organized plan to integrate teaching knowledge with competencies in many areas to meet the needs of many different learning…

To provide an art education model outside traditional boundaries for experience and field work and to expand its teaching directions, William Paterson College has added rehabilitation and special education to its program. The program in art education was expanded and an experimental model prepared and developed for use in the New Jersey State…

The Personalized Experiential Preparation (PEP) program is a field-centered, competency-based teacher education model that offers an alternative route to professional preparation and certification for students at Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, Missouri. The program is individualized and flexible enough to allow each participant to set his own…

This study evaluated the first year of the Virgin Islands' Five Year Teacher-Trainee Program. The objectives of the program included a) provision of 100 degree-holding teachers for the Virgin Islands School System with specialized training in early childhood development and b) employment of 200 teacher trainees as classroom assistants for…