The tradition in India of practical/laboratory field work carried out by students individually or in small groups is reviewed, and recommendations for assessing such work are outlined, including such skills as recording observations, interpreting results, planning procedures and techniques for solving special problems. (LBH)

Presenting brief accounts and comments re: a field experience on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation (South Dakota), this article emphasizes policies, problems, and procedures pertinent to field work in geography. (JC)

The author studied sixty white female student teachers in suburban, inner-city experimental, and inner-city traditional settings and measured rank order of perceived influence of key individuals, shifts in these rankings, and shifts in subjects' perceptions of pupils' abilities, discipline, learning, teaching methods, and evaluation of pupils.…

Data are presented drawn from a questionnaire exploring field work programs at nearly 200 colleges and universities offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in health education as these relate to the needs of international students registered with those institutions. (MJB)

An experiential political science course at the college level offers students a chance to volunteer their time to help in both national and local elections. Techniques and methods of evaluation are discussed. (JR)

A joint project between the separate divisions of planning and architecture at the UVA School of Architecture was conducted to allow graduate students to study the environmental needs of the elderly. The case-study approach was undertaken in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the year-long project was seen as a "real World" problem. (LBH)

The importance of early field experience for preservice physical education teachers is discussed, the program at the University of Nebraska-Omaha is described, and suggestions for gaining cooperation from nearby school systems are made. (MT)

Describes the National Association of Geology Teachers and the United States Geological Survey's Cooperative Summer Field Training Program. Reviews its origins, eligibility requirements, nomination and selection criteria, and includes summaries of participant evaluation of the 1985 program. (ML)

Describes the establishment, objectives, and services of Marquette University's Education Clinic, where students and professors in the School of Education provide psychological, educational, social, and behavioral assessment; remedial reading instruction; tutoring; counseling; behavior therapy; home visits and consultations; and in-service teacher…

Schools of education, whose responsibility is to add skills in teaching to a student's repertoire, cannot remedy inadequacies in basic academic training. The California State University system is developing initiatives regarding student selection and knowledge and practice of teaching in order to improve its teacher education programs. (MT)

Discusses language fieldwork (direct personal contact with native speakers) as an adjunct activity in German conversation and composition courses and as a means of encouraging contacts between students and native speakers of German. Discusses the author's personal experience with such an activity, evaluates the project, and draws conclusions based…

Shares some of the comments made by the participating cooperating teachers as they responded to a general inquiry as to how to be a successful cooperating teacher in dealing with student teachers. Comments are presented under the following categories: infusion, beginning the teaching process, communications, motivation and discipline, and other…

To be effective the psychology practicum must meet the needs and goals of the individual student, the community agency sponsoring the practicum, and the psychology department. Common student practicum goals are examined, and organizing and administering the practicum program are discussed. (RM)

The educational and ideological parameters of field experience programs for perspective teachers and programs that encourage students to examine educational issues from a critical perspective are explored in this article. A Knox College elementary education program is an example of how these issues can be realigned into a critically oriented,…

An example of a methodology for programmatic research development in emergency medicine is identified through the establishment of a nonclinical health services research position, which contributes to building a body of knowledge specific to emergency medicine and creating a sense of professional identity among graduate trainees. (Author/LBH)