A team teaching model for teacher interns is described. The teaching team is comprised of education professors and graduate student assistants who work closely with individual interns. Three components undergird the model: 1) the teaching team's acceptance of goals expressed by the interns; 2) the team's agreement with the plans and approaches…

Data on the ideal/actual competence of reading teacher interns were collected in a survey of teaching interns, cooperating teachers, and university supervisors. The experimental group included 34 interns who had completed a one-year field based program in diverse settings prior to internship. The control group included 64 interns who had completed…

The experiences and observations of Teacher Corps teacher interns in four different cultural settings are related. The community characteristics, social and cultural values, and coping techniques of the inservice teachers in each of these locales are described. The sites chosen for these case studies were a Native American reservation, an…

THIS REPORT OUTLINES DESIGNS FOR 8 POSSIBLE RESEARCH STUDIES WHICH COULD BE UNDERTAKEN WITH REGARD TO PROJECT MISSION, A PROGRAM TO PREPARE TEACHERS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO INNER CITY SCHOOLS. THEY ARE (1) A STUDY OF ATTRITION RATES OF STUDENT-INTERN-TEACHER ENROLLEES IN TRAINING IN PROJECT MISSION, (2) TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT MISSION INTERNS…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS TO ASSESS THE USEFULNESS OF TELEVISION RECORDINGS IN IMPROVING TEACHING PERFORMANCE. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ARE (1) TO COMPARE THE EFFECTS OF SELF-EVALUATION OF A TEACHING PERFORMANCE WITH FEEDBACK PROVIDED BY A SUPERVISING INSTRUCTOR, (2) TO COMPARE THE EFFECTS OF REINFORCEMENT DELAY, AND (3) TO…

THIS OUTLINE DISCUSSES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW TELEVISION-BASED SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION IN AMERICAN SAMOA. AFTER LISTING 12 MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AS OF 1961, THE OUTLINE RAISES POLICY QUESTIONS AND REPORTS ON A PROPOSAL TO APPLY EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO THESE PROBLEMS. THE DISCUSSION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS BROKEN DOWN…

The aims of the Teacher Corps are (1) to strengthen educational opportunities for children in areas with concentrations of low-income families; (2) to attract and prepare persons to become teachers in such areas through coordinated work-study experiences; and (3) to encourage colleges and universities, schools, and state departments of education…

This article deals with the initial phase of a teacher preparation model for first semester college juniors whose career goal was to be a special educator. The McKay Campus School is an IGE (Individually Guided Education) school. The college interns worked with students aged 6 to 14. The integrated program allowed for the operation of IGE on two…

Discusses the issue of quality practicum teaching experiences, focusing on the selection of interns, sponsoring teachers, and supervisors. Offers guidelines for selection of each group based on the experience of the internship program, operated by the Saanich schools and the University of Victoria. (JHZ)

Proposals for extended teacher education programs are considered: (1) adding a year long internship to a four-year undergraduate program; (2) postponing professional training until a student has earned a B.A. or B.S.; and (3) requiring masters or doctoral degree programs in teaching for initial certification. (JN)

A first-year special education teacher describes the guidance received from the school's educational diagnostician who served as her mentor in conjunction with an internship program of Texas A & M University. The article discusses mentor selection, the internship program, teacher and principal roles, the mentoring process, and its positive…

Interviews with five beginning teachers in a one-year Alberta internship program revealed that the relationship between intern and supervising teacher determined the intern's identity and status and whether the experience promoted professional development. Interns believed that internship should be integrated into preservice teacher education.…

The study reports on changes in beliefs and attitudes toward urban schools evidenced by teacher candidates when engaged in a five week summer tutoring experience in a city school district. Beliefs at pre and post testing are presented descriptively, while changes between the two measures are presented in a matched-case method. Among the most…

Recent literature emphasizing the relationship of content knowledge to teaching performance has provided an inducement for some evaluators to use formal tests to assess teachers' understanding of subject matter. This study, conducted at a laboratory school connected with the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), examines the relationship…

Using guidelines established for alternative certification, Tarleton State University (Texas) has developed an accelerated teacher education program that allows nontraditional students to enter the teaching profession in an expedient and professional manner. The Tarleton Model for Accelerated Teacher Education (TMATE) was initiated and established…