The history of Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs is outlined. The areas in which teaching shortages continue to exist are identified and MAT programs are urged to work to alleviate these shortages. Teacher shortages for prison inmates, youngsters with reading and language handicaps, and ghetto children are described. (MLW)

This study examined effects of a self-assessment procedure on the behaviors and thoughts of 26 preservice student interns in a special education graduate program at the University of Florida. Analysis indicated that self-assessment had no impact on interns' teaching behaviors when compared to traditional supervisory practice but did help identify…

A study solicited preservice teacher interns' personally expressed concerns and Teacher Concerns Checklist ratings to determine whether both sets of concerns followed a pattern consistent with Fuller and Brown's (1975) developmental stages theory. Results indicated the patterns of change in concerns reported from both measures varied from the…

Reform efforts emphasize teaching science to promote contemporary views of the nature of science (NOS) and scientific inquiry. Within the framework of situated cognition, the assertion is that engagement in inquiry activities similar to those of scientists provides a learning context conducive to developing knowledge about the methods and…

Searching for effective instructional activities that are acceptable to Fieldwork Supervisors poses an enormous challenge to intern teachers. Furthermore, the teachers and their supervisors seldom agree on the effectiveness of the activities. This area of Fieldwork deserves a serious study because of the critical role instructional activities play…

The Mentor Teacher Internship Program (MTIP), a program designed to pair experienced mentor teachers with newly hired uncertified teachers, was evaluated for 1993-94. The purpose of the program is to provide non-evaluative and confidential collegial support for the interns, enabling them to develop effective teaching methods and encouraging them…

More Ph.D. mathematicians are going into teaching positions with relatively little training or experience in college teaching. This document reports on a project in which Ph.D. mathematicians were given teaching internships at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, in order to develop teaching skills, promote research activity, facilitate…

A year-long teaching internship in lieu of student teaching has been offered by the College of Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with special funding targeted toward individuals who already had received undergraduate degrees in areas of study other than education and who were seeking teacher certification at the secondary level.…

The Mentor Teacher Internship Program (M.T.I.P.) represents, a collaboration between the Board of Education of the City of New York and the United Federation of Teachers. The program establishes a relationship between an experienced mentor teacher and a newly hired uncertified teacher. This report evaluates the 1992-93 M.T.I.P., discusses the…

An internship project was developed to prepare vocational and special education teachers to train special needs learners in vocational education. The program encouraged better cooperative efforts between vocational and special educators by providing an opportunity for these teachers to consult with and learn about and from one another. During the…

The theory underlying qualitative research design and a specific formative evaluation study that includes qualitative methods are discussed. The focus is the data analyses methods and procedures employed in the evaluation study, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the inquiry. Qualitative research focuses on the idiographic and operates on…

In 1985 the College of Education at Memphis State University, in cooperation with several school districts, implemented teacher internship programs which focused on the induction process and mentor support systems. Collaborative arrangements associated with the internship designs included: (1) use of Tennessee career ladder teachers as mentors;…

The purpose of this study was to determine if preservice internship programs were more effective than a student teaching program in reducing beginning teacher anxiety and concern levels. Interns and student teachers completed an anxiety scale and a concerns questionnaire at the beginning and end of their field experience programs. The student…

A 1-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREPARE VOLUNTEER STUDENTS TO TEACH IN INNER-CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WAS INITIATED BY THE SMALL, PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO COPPIN STATE COLLEGE IN BALTIMORE, MD. THE 19 VOLUNTEERS WERE MOSTLY LOWER MIDDLE-CLASS, 15 WERE FROM THE BALTIMORE AREA, AND 18 WERE NEGRO. THUS, AS…