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 publication describes the history, setting, governance, objectives, and programs of the Mercer County Teacher Education Center. It is stated that the center is a consortium of a local school system, two colleges, and the West Virginia Department of Education and is designed to enhance the implementation of effective teacher preparation…

This study represents the first portion of a two-year program designed to gather baseline data indicating the present state of teacher centering in Texas. The questionnaire designed for the survey focused on three areas: (1) the organization and workings of the teacher center; (2) the communication paths and media within and between teacher…

This study sought to develop an instrument capable of assessing the effect of the classroom teacher's model of teaching upon the model acquired by the student. An instrument was designed which contained statements grouped into one of three categories depending upon the particular skill in question. These skills were instructional, interpersonal,…

This report describes the 1969-70 activities of the joint teacher education program of San Francisco State College and the San Francisco Unified School District which began in 1966. This year the program has been expanded and the STEP-TTT Training of Teacher Trainers is based on a career ladder of participants at the following levels: 1) TTT-10…

This handbook was prepared by 22 members of the student teaching staff of Michigan State University (MSU) as an attempt to provide concrete suggestions to assist supervising (cooperating) teachers who work with MSU student teachers. There are 10 chapters: (1) "Introduction and Goals," (2) "Roles and Responsibilities in a Cooperative…

A field test of Minicourse 15, "Developing Student Independent Study Skills," was conducted with selected groups of elementary student teachers (N=32) and their resident teachers (N=24) to determine if participation of both student teachers and resident teachers in the minicourse activities yielded significantly higher mastery of the Minicourse 15…

Reported is a study to determine changes in classroom verbal behaviors of 23 student teachers in secondary science and the relationship of the behaviors of their respective cooperating teachers to these changes. The investigator attempted to identify the relationship between perception of the student teacher by the science students and the…

The pilot study reported investigated changes in the educational values perceptions of student teachers, university supervisors, and cooperating teachers during the spring semester of 1971 at Lincoln East High School, Lincoln, Nebraska. Subjects included 76 student teachers, 69 cooperating teachers, and 32 university supervisors. The…

The core curriculum described is a significant departure from typical professional programs in elementary, early childhood, and special education and is based upon a collaborative-process theory. Emphasizing integration rather than differentiation, the program merges and interrelates the campus courses, field experiences, and organizing ideas…

Two questions of concern for future developers and participants in clustered student teaching projects are the foci of this report: (1) How do preservice teachers view the role of the elementary school principal in a "cluster" school? (2) How do classroom teachers react to the preservice teachers and special project components that…

The purpose of the two studies reported in this paper are (1) to extend knowledge about the effects of longer field experience with multiple role models (supervising teachers) upon student teachers' value orientations toward education and schooling; and (2) to document the effects that the student teaching experiences have upon the educational…

Procedures for developing a validated instrument to solicit evaluative feedback from student teachers regarding the performance of supervising teachers are described. Uses for the data include: use by supervising teachers for self-evaluation and use by institutions in selection and retention of personnel. (JMF)

The relationships between cooperating teacher behavior and student teacher behavior after microteaching experience were investigated. Skills in questioning students were emphasized for the student teachers. Findings indicated that the classroom ecological system, as shaped by the cooperating teacher's use of this skill, supported students…

A year-long, clustered student teaching program is examined over a two-year period for influence upon pre-service teacher attitudes toward education. The Educational Preference Scale is used in a pre- and post-design, and results are interpreted with reference to the theory of cognitive dissonance. Discusses the relationship between educational…