describes a program in which junior high school students learned about child development and young children by studying theories of child development, observing preschool children, and working with them in a nursery school setting. (ST)

Describes a program in which junior high school girls, who had taken a course in child development, worked as student teachers in a nursery school. (ST)

The purpose of this practicum was to improve the reading program at a San Antonio elementary school in grades one through three and to provide a model for expansion to grades four and five and to other elementary schools in the area. The Texas Right to Read format was used as a guide to implementing the program. This document introduces the…

Educators agree that the interaction of teachers in training with exceptional children through the medium of practicums or internships is an essential component of every teacher education program. At the undergraduate level, where the student is usually pursuing a degree on a full time basis, ample opportunities exist for interaction with…

This paper is composed of three sections. The first discusses research and the background rationale for the counselor education program at the University of Minnesota. Studies by Peterson and Brown, Harper, Brown and Pfister are included, each being concerned with the teaching requirement for counselors. The University of Minnesota's program is…

This descriptive analysis of Michigan State's Student Teacher Education Project (STEP) focuses on the problems encountered in its acceptance and first five years of operation. Basic data for the analysis was obtained from systematic evaluation interviews with students, their instructors and supervisors, and members of the project staff. Chapter 1…

This document provides the objectives, background, and rationale for a teacher education program on aging, conducted by Ball State University, designed to incorporate knowledge about the aging process and the aged into the disciplines presently offered in elementary and secondary schools. The program will consist of a summer workshop experience…

This collection of readings examines teacher education by looking at present trends, issues, and innovations with a special emphasis on field experiences. The book, which is directed mainly toward students of teacher education, is divided into four sections that discuss a) the nature of teacher education from a broad theoretical base, b) the…

It was hypothesized that there would be a measurable difference in grades received by students who maintain a record of regular attendance and by students who do not, and that the difference can be measured by the chi-square statistical technique. The attendance and evaluation records of a sample of Polk Community College history professors (320…

Operating on the principle of meeting community needs and the desire to build a realistic practicum experience for special education majors, Northeastern State College began a special camping program for mentally retarded children. The program provides the special education student with the opportunity of direct experience in working with the…

The University of Tennessee--Clinch-Powell student teaching project was a cooperative effort between the College of Education at the university and the Clinch-Powell Educational Cooperative. The project was designed to accomplish three goals: a) meeting the needs of university students who desired to learn about the unique characteristics of rural…

The competency-based supervising teacher program (CBSTP) at the University of Georgia emphasizes six major competencies and a self-evaluation technique utilized by the teachers and college supervisors in a humanistic approach to working with student teachers. (Author)

This study attempted to determine the effectiveness of the use of radio equipment as a means of providing immediate feedback to student counselors. Experimental subjects (N=10) were compared to control subjects (N=10). The experimental subjects scored significantly higher than control subjects. (Author)

The effectiveness of faculty observation was examined in South Florida's Continuous Laboratory Experience Program, in which students combine course work at the college campus with two hours work each day in a school. Suggestions for using non-faculty observers are offered. (LBH)