A study is under way to investigate the relationship between student teachers' expectations and perceptions of achievement. Descriptive statistical data gathered in the study are presented in this interim report. Student teachers representing 42 colleges and universities in 25 states voluntarily responded to 50-item pre- and post-inventories of…

In recent years, the number of traditional preservice teachers (18- to 21-year-old age range) has decreased, while the number of older, nontraditional students has increased. At the time of student teaching, nontraditional students seem to have more problems than do more traditional students. This study developed and field tested an instrument,…

A description is given of a 3-year project to improve the student teaching component of the teacher education program at the University of Arizona. The project focused on the improvement of selection and training of cooperating teachers and the development of a qualified corps of clinical faculty. Close collaboration between the college and the…

Student teaching supervisors have been criticized for failing to assume more active instructional leadership roles in the professional development of their charges. In this article, strategies are presented for expanding the role of the supervisor and thereby enhancing the learning climate for prospective teachers. In general, the strategies…

Twelve cooperating teachers rated superior by their peers, administrators, and university supervisors were asked to study current literature and reflect and decide upon what makes them so effective in being highly successful with student teachers. These teachers divided the qualities of superior cooperating teachers into two categories: qualities…

Discusses recommendations relating to teacher education set forth in the James Report and the White Paper "Education: A Framework for Expansion" and, in particular, outlines the structure of the proposed "induction year" in which probationary teachers gain experience in the schools. (JR)

Article addressed itself to two new approaches to teacher education, with their different emphases, which attempt to remedy what their advocates consider the ineffectiveness of teacher education programs prevalent in the last half century. (Author/RK)

Advocates the establishment of short preparatory courses for the English language assistants going overseas, especially to France and Germany. (AM)

This article outlines the background and the basic components of microteaching and describes it as a means of providing foreign language teaching trainees with an experience that will ease the transition from the laboratory situation to the actual teaching setting. Criticism of the method is included. (CLK)

Analyzes the relationships between four sets of ratings given to college students while in a preparation program for teaching credentials. Ratings by 1) college and public school supervisors, 2) college classroom instructors, 3) student-peer groups, and by 4) students themselves via self-ratings are evaluated for significant relationship patterns.…

A study involving 39 preservice teachers investigated changes in teacher role perception over the course of a ten-week practicum session. The research utilized the 28-item Perception of Administrator Role Questionnaire and the California Psychological Inventory to probe the manner in which exposure to school administrators affected the student…

TO HELP COLLEGE GRADUATES WITH NO PREVIOUS PREPARATION FOR TEACHING TO QUALIFY AS TEACHERS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN DEPRESSED AREAS OF NEW YORK CITY, THIRTY TO FORTY STUDENTS ARE ADMITTED EACH YEAR TO A NEW TWO-STAGE, 48-CREDIT, GRADUATE PROGRAM OF TRAINING LEADING TO THE M.S. IN EDUCATION. STUDENTS ARE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF ACADEMIC…