A statewide network provides an effective support and communication system between university physical education teacher educators and physical education teachers and improves student teaching experience. The article describes the steps that led to the formation and implementation of a statewide communication network by the University of Wyoming.…

The emergent model for student teaching is the clinical training sites approach. This paper describes this model, as implemented by Memphis State University, and the changes that occurred in program philosophy and participant roles and responsibilities. It also identifies factors that contributed to successful implementation. (IAH)

Reports a study that examined the interactive decision making of 10 school health student teachers at 8 and 16 weeks using stimulated recall interviews. The students were relatively inflexible in moving away from lessons as planned, lacking a spirit of experimentation. Recommendations for increasing preservice school health teachers' cognitive…

In contextual supervision (an adaptation of situational leadership), supervising teachers synchronize their leadership style to the teacher-intern's level of skill development. Application of the method with 15 Native student teachers helped the supervisor to identify contextual factors enhancing or impeding student-teacher progress, and…

Student teachers relate their teaching experiences in small rural schools in Queensland (Australia), including recognizing the importance of the school to its community, the resources that rural schools use in providing a quality education, the role of the teacher in a rural setting, and the close relationship between rural teachers and their…

Identifies images of classroom management that are compatible with current images of learning, using scenes from one learner-centered classroom as examples. The paper argues for a much closer conceptual link between content and instruction, noting the term management must take on a new set of meanings for all participants. (SM)

Student teachers from the University of Strathclyde, supervising teachers, and university tutors completed questionnaires on various aspects of the school-experience placement. Most student teachers reported a more than satisfactory learning experience, although they tended to adopt the apprentice role. Classroom supervisors were often unsure of…

Beginning teacher examines his experience with teacher stress and burnout, presenting research in the field and discussing three main coping strategies: problem focused, emotion focused, and preventive. In an action research project during student teaching, the teacher implemented a problem-focused coping strategy. A reflective review discusses…

Problems and solutions associated with a five-year university-school collaboration to implement partner schools are outlined. A sample of findings from research and external evaluation is given as preliminary evidence of the partner school concept's feasibility. (IAH)

Designed to promote equitable and fair student teacher practicum supervision and evaluation, contextual supervision (CS) can be used by both college and school-based supervisors. This approach is supported by current reforms in teacher education, contemporary supervisory models, and validation in actual practice. (IAH)

Asserts that many preservice elementary art teachers have negative feelings about their precollegiate art education. Relates preservice teachers' experiences with unsupportive and negative teachers. Contends that students can avoid this behavior by paying attention to individual needs and by encouraging creativity. (CFR)

A study investigated the effects of service-learning projects conducted by 255 student teachers and designed in cooperation with their cooperating teachers. Drawing on survey and case-study data, it was found that classroom-based service-learning projects, if structured carefully, can contribute to student-teacher empowerment and enhanced…

Practicum experiences and feelings of preparedness to teach were compared for 88 Ontario student teachers in either the fourth year of a "concurrent" undergraduate preservice program or a 1-year "consecutive" graduate preservice program. The two groups did not differ in teaching self-efficacy or the number of classroom…

Investigated what physical education (PE) student teachers observed and responded to during secondary PE instruction. Videotapes of eight PE student teachers in the classroom and audiotapes of discussions with their university supervisors about teaching events indicated that they had developed observational and analysis skills in three areas:…

Offers an individual account from each of the three authors (a practicum (student) teacher, his supervising school teacher, and his university professor) describing their experience and their interactions. Shows how they explored the complex interplay between theory and practice in the university and the school classroom, clarifying what matters…