A study of five mentors in a K-5 professional development school investigated how mentors talk about their theories of how novices learn to teach, use different sources of knowledge to help novices learn to teach, and model and encourage critical reflection about critical issues in teacher education. (IAH)

By keeping accurate records, student teacher supervisors can present concrete evidence about physical education student teachers' classroom performance. The article describes various ways to collect objective data, including running records, at-task records, verbal flow records, class traffic records, interaction analysis records, and global scan…

Describes a two-year study of preservice mathematics teachers, that investigated how National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards and other reform agendas impacted their thinking and practice. Findings indicated that the preservice teachers affirmed the standards' goals, content, and recommendations, though they felt they lacked…

Six issues to consider when colleges make placement decisions for prestudent teaching and student teaching are diversity, collaboration, cooperating teacher preparation, challenging beliefs, mentor matching, and clustering. A study of current North American placement practices is examined. Implications of the six considerations for teacher…

A study examined preservice teachers' professional "risk taking" during student teaching with regard to experimenting with cooperative learning. Classroom observations and interviews with 14 preservice teachers who were student teaching in Quebec high schools indicated that risk taking and innovation depended on support received during…

Interviews with British student teachers examined the nature of support they received in school when making the transition from student to teacher. The success of the transition depended on experiencing various relational conditions, which were largely determined by others, but which served as a crucial context for individual development. (SM)

Explores the experiences of four Canadian prospective primary teachers during an eight-week practicum. Suggests that subjects' conformity to cooperating teachers' practices was not passive acceptance of the status quo, but rather a response to their interpretations of the constraints of being a student teacher. Contains 46 references. (Author/SV)

Surveys, focus-group interviews, observations, and journal writings of 11 Canadian student teachers revealed sources of stress during the teaching practicum: role clarification, expectations, conformity, time, evaluation, assignments, peer discussions, and inconsistent feedback. Student teachers identified communication, conformity, initiative,…

This paper discusses the problems encountered in a school-university collaborative effort to educate new teachers, examining differences between the norms and practices of schools and universities and viewing the issue from the perspectives of the postmodern theories of deconstruction and feminism. (SM)

Reports a study of 13 teacher education institutions that examined practices for selection and evaluation of cooperating teachers. Survey results indicated that student teacher placement procedures and selection of cooperating teachers remains relatively unchanged. The most important selection criteria were principal's recommendations and teaching…

A statewide network provides an effective support and communication system between university physical education teacher educators and physical education teachers and improves student teaching experience. The article describes the steps that led to the formation and implementation of a statewide communication network by the University of Wyoming.…

The emergent model for student teaching is the clinical training sites approach. This paper describes this model, as implemented by Memphis State University, and the changes that occurred in program philosophy and participant roles and responsibilities. It also identifies factors that contributed to successful implementation. (IAH)

Analyzes interactions between university tutors, cooperating teachers, and student teachers in practicums, focusing on modes of interaction and the nature of messages transmitted. Researchers observed lessons and conferences and found a lack of in-depth professional reciprocal reflection in postlesson conferences. The paper recommends focusing on…

Student teachers can learn to reform teaching by working with experienced teachers struggling to be reformers. Two approaches are (1) critical dissonance, or incongruity between what students learn in college and what they experience in student teaching; and (2) collaborative resonance, or intensifying the influences of both experiences by linking…

Reports 126 interns' ratings of 31 existing and ideal clinical supervision behaviors before and after 4-month internship, to determine satisfaction with cooperating teacher supervision. Training and frequent practice in clinical supervision rated most ideal supervisory behaviors. Audio, video recording rated lowest. Recommends observational method…