Describes program for preservice teacher education which resolves teachers' concerns about communication. Three categories must be dealt with: self-concerns, or effectiveness of one's ability to communicate; task concerns, or knowledge of communication techniques; and impact concerns, or the effect of one's communication on others. (KC)

Parental involvement in education is shown to extend to the areas of teacher education with recommendations for greater preservice preparation for dealing with parents and planning for staff development with cooperative programs for parents and teachers. (JMF)

The concept of effective teacher training through the use of college supervisors is no longer a viable method of instruction. (LH)

The subject of this opinion forum is the problem of student teacher placement into increasingly recalcitrant school systems. (LH)

The Fulton Project seems to have reduced student anxiety regarding student teaching by providing the students with (1) a gradual introduction to the teaching process, (2) the opportunity to experiment in a no-fail situation, and (3) the support of peers, cooperating teachers, and college professors. (MM)

In dealing with incompetent student teachers, the university supervisor must choose between (1) ignoring the situation and writing a poor recommendation, (2) withdrawing the student teacher immediately, or (3) identifying the problems in collaboration with the critic-teacher and building a plan to attempt solutions. (MB)

Offers some practical suggestions regarding a competency-based performance appraisal of student teachers. (Author/RK)

Presents findings of a study conducted to determine the organization and characteristics of methods courses and student teaching in business education in the Mountain-Plains Region of the National Business Education Association. Recommendations are also provided. (TA)

The role of the student teacher liaison supervisor will continue to progress. First the people serving in the position shall continue to be competent classroom teachers with their own unique skills and interests, and second, the liaison supervisors should continue to be responsive to the feedback generated by student teachers. (Author)

Describes Mills College's graduate-level teacher credential program, addressing the appropriateness of student teaching placements in relation to the aims and ideology of the teacher education program and examining the four dimensions of fieldwork as a learning context (nested learning, blending principles, safety, and reflective focus).…

Examined the impact of student teaching assessment on teaching and the synchrony between assessment and performance in passing from practice teaching to teaching, noting the perspectives of five outstanding student teachers. Data from portfolios, evaluation forms, feedback sessions, interviews, and written stories highlighted how students teachers…

Describes a study that explored the construct of teacher knowledge of educational technology based on Shulman's model of teachers' knowledge that included content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and pedagogical content knowledge; and investigated the ways in which teacher knowledge is acquired, shared, and used by student teachers and their…

Findings are reported from an exploratory study involving 30 elementary student teachers. The goal of the study was to develop collegiality among student teachers. Results indicate that collegiality is fostered by opportunities to share responsibility, knowledge, and resources. Two forms of collegiality were identified: helping behaviors and…

Field experience for prospective teachers contributes to both image-building and learning to teach. Negative and positive outcomes are discussed, as well as issues related to designing educational field experiences. (IAH)

The thinking styles of cooperating teachers and university supervisors were examined to identify differences between them. Results indicated that cooperating teachers exhibit significantly more "conventional" thinking than supervisors. University supervisors should make clear to cooperating teachers that student teachers must be…