Organizational characteristics of two universities and two public school systems, as these characteristics related to student teaching, were compared at two levels: (1) the formal, documented guidelines, or "what's supposed to happen"; and (2) the informal, working practices, or "what's really going on" in the settings. This paper reports on…

This study examined the phenomena of the ownership of the classroom by a cooperating teacher and the constraints this imposes on the student teacher. Eight secondary language arts student interns completing a 14-week teaching internship participated in the study. Case studies were developed from data which included weekly unstructured interviews,…

In this section of the final report a complete practice file for developing a similar program is presented, describing 17 components of the program: (1) collaborative action research process; (2) principal leadership group; (3) teacher supervision group; (4) school-university task force on supervision; (5) coordinator of teachers and interns…

An analysis was made of a collaborative research and development project designed to stimulate and support collaborative development of preservice teacher education strategies. The project was based on the assumption that teacher education programs could incorporate research as an inquiry-based process for student teachers, cooperating teachers,…

Guidelines are presented on the roles and responsibilities of teacher candidates, cooperating teachers, school administrators, university faculty supervisors, and university coordinators of pre-student teaching clinical experiences. A list is provided of l3 broad goals relevant to all levels of the clinical experience. A general classification…

This manual provides self-evaluation objectives which the cooperating teacher can present to the student teacher and discusses avenues through which self-evaluation can occur. The first section presents a list of student teaching competencies (e.g., methods of instruction, knowledge of subject, classroom control, motivating students.) Each of the…

A training process, the Integrated Model for the Training and Supervision of Teachers (IMTS), is a systems approach with a delineated sequence of seven clinical supervision phases integrated with performance-based criteria for self and supervisor assessment. Three separate instruments, which assess preparation for instruction, actual classroom…

A questionnaire, responded to by 185 Florida State University student teachers, sought to determine the student teachers' needs and their perceptions of who can be of the most assistance during their field experience. Seventy percent of the responses to the first part of the questionnaire named the cooperating teacher as the most significant…

The traditional goals of teacher education programs in Canada are preparing teachers who can work within existing school systems, who are knowledgeable in subject areas, and who have skills in various teaching techniques. These goals are at variance with the recognized need on the part of the schools for teachers who can integrate theory and…

The preservice program at University of Southern Alabama's College of Education is specifically designed to include early field experiences that: (1) incorporate university faculty and cooperating teacher supervision; (2) provide opportunities for observing and teaching mildly handicapped mainstreamed children in local school districts; (3) assess…

The HIP (Humanizing, Individualizing, Personalizing) program at the University of Missouri-Columbia was designed to meet demands of teacher educators, students, and school practitioners for earlier, expanded field experiences and for more direct linkage between basic theory and pedagogic practice. Certain basic assumptions are made in this…

INFORMATION ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND ARRANGEMENTS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE SCHOOL-COLLEGE RELATIONSHIPS IN TEACHER EDUCATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION. THE REPORT IS DEVOTED TO DESCRIPTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES, OF COOPERATIVE VENTURES ESTABLISHED DURING 1964-65, AND OF MODELS FOR…

This handbook discusses the activities and interactions that student teachers may engage in to meet the problems and goals of student teaching. Section I deals with the observation phase; Section II focuses on the teaching practicum. Within each section, a wide variety of techniques and activities are suggested to provide as many ideas as possible…

A field-based program involving intern development helps to ensure cooperation between public schools and colleges of education. This article focuses on the description of a teacher internship model as being the most favorable means of establishing a program that not only qualifies the candidate for certification but also develops and proves his…

The findings of a survey questionnaire given to student teachers at the University of Iowa are presented. The most notable conclusions from this study are: (1) motivating disinterested students, handling disciplinary problems, and evaluating pupil progress were the sources of greatest concern during the student teaching experience; (2) students…