Fuller's theoretical model of concerns was the conceptual framework used in studying concerns, problems, and stress levels of three cohorts of interns undergoing transition into teaching. Independent variables examined included undergraduate grade point averages, subject area specializations, age, and personality. Subjects were fifth-year…

A study examined the perceptions of special education interns on a set of diagnostic constructs: (1) mental age; (2) developmental history; (3) IQ; (4) identifying information; (5) family history; (6) medical history; (7) receptive language; (8) fine motor coordination; (9) auditory discrimination; (10) memory; (11) written language; (12) self…

Condensed from "Internships in Teacher Education, the 47th Yearbook of The Association for Student Teaching, NEA, Washington, D.C., 1968, 1-15.

The Graduate Intern Program for elementary and secondary school teachers at Lehigh University provides an advanced-level means of entry into teaching for persons holding a bachelor's degree, knowledge of a major subject, and experience of other employment, community service, parenthood, and/or travel. The program consists of 36 course credits in…

A campus-based education program for preservice students in secondary education that incorporates formal study with an active internship in the local schools is described. University faculty are primarily responsible for the campus-based learning experience while personnel of the local school district assume responsiblity for field-based site…

TO COMPARE SEVERAL METHODS OF DEVELOPING CLASSROOM QUESTIONING (PROBING) TECHNIQUES VIA DISTRIBUTED PRACTICE AND IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK, WHEN THE LATTER EMPLOYED VIDEOTAPED PERFORMANCES OF THE LEARNER, 85 INTERNS WERE VIDEOTAPED ON 4 OCCASIONS DURING THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OF REGULAR CLASSROOM LESSONS. IN BETWEEN TAPINGS THEY RECEIVED 30 MINUTES OF…

THE SCHOOLS SERVING DEPRESSED AREAS ARE FINDING IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO RETAIN TEACHERS AND TO ATTRACT ADDITIONAL TRAINED TEACHERS TO FILL INCREASING NUMBERS OF VACANCIES. SOCIOECONOMIC, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO DISADVANTAGEMENT ARE COMPOUNDED WHEN MET WITH THE OBJECTIVE SCREENING MEASURES FOR COLLEGE…

DESCRIBED IS THE USE OF MICRO-TEACHING IN THE STANFORD TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM. SECTION 1 BRIEFLY INTRODUCES AND PROVIDES A SCHEDULE FOR THE 1967 MICRO-TEACHING CLINIC. SECTIONS 2 AND 3 PROVIDE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 1965 AND 1966 SUMMER MICRO-TEACHING CLINICS RESPECTIVELY. INCLUDED ARE DISCUSSIONS OF (1) BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON MICRO-TEACHING,…

THE STANFORD SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HAS BEEN USING PORTABLE VIDEO TAPE RECORDING SYSTEMS FOR A VARIETY OF NEW INSTRUCTIONAL AND RESEARCH PURPOSES. DURING PRESERVICE TRAINING, TEACHER-INTERNS USE SPECIFIC SKILLS TO GIVE SHORT LESSONS WHICH ARE VIDEOTAPED AND REVIEWED IMMEDIATELY WITH A SUPERVISOR. TEACHER-INTERNS ARE LATER VIDEOTAPED UNOBTRUSIVELY IN…

The Subcommittee on Student Teaching of the North Central Association (NCA) Commission on Research and Service sent questionnaires to every NCA-member higher institution, exclusive of junior colleges, asking whether the institution had a teacher internship program and, if so, to provide information about the program. More than 90 percent of the…

This proposal deals with the implementation of a field oriented, performance based elementary teacher preparation program. The first section of the proposal defines intern roles, intern responsibilities, and performance goals. Section two lists expected competencies and presents the rationale for these competencies. Section three discusses the…

Each chapter of this yearbook is written by a different member of the writing committee, whose chairman, Horton C. Southworth, headed the Commission on Internships appointed in 1965 to study the teacher internship concept theoretically and report the nature of its implications across the nation. Part 1 on structure and strategies of internships…

In a summer program in New Hampshire's White Mountains, teachers and interns come to know first-hand the fears that strike at unsuccessful students. (Editor)