An evaluation of the elementary school teacher education program at the University of Texas at Austin sought to identify the most important research-based teaching skills in the program, compare perceptions of all members of the program on specific teaching skills, and identify preservice teachers' perceptions of program components. A composite…

In the "Learning and Teaching" course at the University of Waikato (New Zealand) College of Teacher Education, explorations are being conducted into the advantages of training student teachers to work, on a more genuinely collegial basis, with the college's cooperating teachers. The assumptions and objectives of the course focus on…

This module is designed to aid preservice teachers in their first student teaching experience. The module is composed of five learning experiences which enable participants to assess their feelings toward teaching by focusing on three module components: (1) getting to know the students; (2) analyzing the role and activities of a teacher; and (3)…

This detailed syllabus for a one-semester course entitled Learning and Teaching in Senior High Schools given in conjunction with student teaching presents objectives of the course (including the integration of principles of educational psychology and teaching into the student's experiences in apprentice teaching; assistance to the student in…

Cooperating teachers, college supervisors, and student teachers must work as a team to plan student-teaching programs which will provide opportunities for evaluating teacher performance and subject matter competence and which will encourage individual teaching styles. The evaluation of student-teacher performance can be improved by three-way…

Individual profiles (age, sex, marital status, number of dependents, type of withdrawal, academic success, center attended, educational background, and date of enrollment) were established for 87% of the 138 students enrolled in the Indian Metis Project for Careers in Teacher Education (IMPACTE) at Brandon University (Canada) between 1970 and…

Program VITAL is a team of field resource persons working through resident resource persons to help beginning vocational teachers in the eastern region of Pennsylvania. The tools used in this field-based competency-based teacher education program include self-paced individualized learning modules, microteaching, and video recording with peer- and…

This study investigated how decisions were made in selecting elementary school cooperating teachers and subsequently placing student teachers from the perspectives of key university, school district, and school participants. Data were collected through interviews and focus groups with university placement directors, school district officials,…

Investigated student teacher beliefs about developmentally appropriate practice in relation to socialization influences. Findings include early childhood student teachers endorsed developmentally-based practices more than did elementary student teachers; strong preservice experience influenced beliefs; students maintained a continuity in beliefs…

This study examined physical education interns' (N=46) perceptions about their internships as indicators of professional development. Focus groups and surveys indicated that the student teachers wanted to fit in, get along with teachers, and gain pupil cooperation. Constraints included difficulties establishing management systems, untimely…

Investigates the perspectives of public school teachers, student teachers, and university faculty who participated in a school/university partnership, using data from journals, interviews, and questionnaires to examine changing roles and relationships. The program included an alternative teacher education program linked to a professional…

This paper illustrates the importance of collaboration and conversation in the development of an elementary teacher certification program. The program is a collaborative effort between public school teachers and Colgate University (New York). Emphasizes the necessity of conversation as the basis for collaboration. (SM)

Describes the field experience component of Hawaii's PETOM (Preservice Education for Teachers of Minorities) program. Student teachers visit rural schools, becoming acquainted with their future students and schools. PETOM offers experience with many classrooms and teaching modules. Students are encouraged to reflect and analyze, thus developing…

Maintains that accepting student teachers is a major professional responsibility and challenge. Reports that research indicates the cooperating teacher is the most significant influence on student teachers. Provides a set of recommendations for cooperating teachers. (CFR)

Reports on the evaluation of the Model Clinical Teaching Program, a year-long program for preservice teachers which emphasized the realities of teaching, enriched the work of veteran teachers, and improved classroom learning via university-school system teaming. Opinions of both interns and clinical instructors are reported. (SM)