A preliminary study that seeks to determine, quantitatively and qualitatively, the effectiveness of externship preceptors in training Purdue University students to practice pharmacy in community and hospital environments is described. Variables that can effect externships are appended. (JMD)

An elective clinical practicum in sex education is reported. Staff from the D.C. Department of Human Resources and Planned Parenthood train third- and fourth-year medical students in sex education techniques and supervise their work with public school children, mostly fifth- and sixth-grade pupils. (Author/LBH)

For eight years, the Department of Early Childhood Education at Northeastern Illinois University has worked cooperatively with Robert Morris Elementary School in Chicago in developing and implementing a laboratory experience for student teachers in the area of play and rhythmic expression. Describes the program and evaluates its benefit for…

This article discusses the use of a "group helper" to minimize anxiety about audio-taping and role-playing experiences for counselor trainees. Results of this training technique are presented. (Author/HLM)

The Consumer Protection clinical course, in which case supervision is provided by government agency personnel, is described. Implications are considered regarding the necessity and emphasis of a seminar component, and the usefulness of clinical courses in teaching substantive law as well as lawyering skills. (LBH)

Describes a preservice practicum and summer inservice practicum workshops offered by Florida State University to aid industrial arts instructors in working with handicapped students. Related research on prevocational industrial arts at elementary and middle school levels is noted. (JT)

This discussion of the development of new degree programs in West Germany in the fields of librarianship, information, and documentation (LID) focuses on a pilot project sponsored by the government. Highlights include LID curriculum, practical professional experience, and a description of the new department established at the Polytechnic of…

Describes Written Language Consultant, an expert system designed to help teachers teach special education students how to write business letters. Three main components of the system are described, including entry of students' test scores; analysis of teachers' uses of classroom time and management techniques; and suggestions for improving test…

A discussion of why many high school programs of vocational agriculture have neglected the old idea of "learning by doing", with suggestions of some alternatives to reverse the trend. (HD)

The organization of a practicum class in oral English for training M.A. students in the EFL/ESL program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is described. The needs and problems of both foreign students and student teachers are discussed, multiple-variant dialogue-alternatives are suggested. Teaching sessions are filmed on video tape. (CHK)

This paper is a description of the development of a new educational leadership program at Austin Peay State University. From inception to implementation, the program used Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards, a tool for assessing programs in educational administrator preparation. The goal of the program was to embed the…

This book offers suggestions for transforming the specific courses in the counselor education curriculum. Each chapter includes an introduction--using anecdotes or student quotes; an overview of the impact of constructivism on the course content; an outline of the course structure, assignments, and activities, with the accompanying constructivist…

A practicum project was designed to improve awareness among county residents of the needs of the county's children and families generally, and of the work of a county board governing a taxing district for children's services, specifically. The objective of the project was to alleviate misunderstanding about the nature of and the need for the…

This study compared the attitudes of elementary level collaborative and traditional cooperating teachers regarding their supervisory skills and confidence levels. It also examined how teachers collaborated and how collaborative cooperating teachers perceived Clinical Master Teaching (CMT) meetings. Student teachers were placed in schools with…

This paper describes a prototype of a development project for practicum classes in the Hong Kong Institute of Education. An in-house development of a streaming video system is used for improving student teaching by building a digitized video database from a variety of sources. The main objective is to develop an interactive web-based video…