The Kanawha County (West Virginia) Student Teaching Center, a cooperative program (of six institutes of higher education, the Kanawha County School System, and the West Virginia State Department of Education) for coordinating student teaching and inservice teacher education programs in Kanawha County elementary and secondary schools, is described…

This study was conducted to determine the impact of Bowling Green State University (BGSU) student teachers on the instructional program of the Whitmer Complex, which is the field component of the BGSU Teacher Learning Center. Although the study population included 10 cooperating teachers and 37 student teachers, the emphasis of the study was on…

Science educators from Plymouth State College and elementary teachers from New Hampshire's Supervisory Union 48 organized as a cooperative committee to develop a program: 1) to stimulate and assist New Hampshire school districts in modernizing their elementary school science programs by providing a model program for their observation,…

This three-volume report describes a research project which had the following objectives: 1) to improve the orientation programs for cooperating teachers who work with student teachers; 2) to improve procedures for selection and utilization of cooperating teachers in schools which accept student teachers; and 3) to develop experimental, innovative…

This study was conducted primarily to provide feedback to the professional staff about the student strike of May 1970 and its implications for the student teaching program. It examined the following questions: 1) What general factors were considered important in making a career decision brought about by social unrest? 2) What was the rationale on…

What seems important to student teachers as they look back on the experience? Here, several share their thoughts with college supervisors and public school cooperating teachers in an after-the-fact discussion. Taking part are the same persons who exchanged ideas in the preteaching seminar reported in the August/September Instructor. (Editor)

Interviews with student teachers indicated that--from the viewpoint of the trainees--meaningful inputs to the socialization process are not limited to those made by the cooperating teachers, but also include non-involved teachers, pupils, and spouses, as well as a wide range of other individuals. (MJB)

A performance-based student teacher evaluation process was investigated to see if halo and leniency errors could be eliminated. Results are presented. (MT)

A Canadian study to elicit from student teachers, cooperating teachers, and university advisors the expectations they held for the role of the cooperating teachers was compared to a 1971 American study and then to a 1984 American study to see if these expectations are culture- or time-bound. (MT)

A study involving paired student teachers with a single cooperating teacher was undertaken to investigate the effect of socialization processes on the development of work behaviors and attitudes. Results are presented and discussed. (MT)

Research has raised fundamental questions about the traditional supervisor-student-class teacher triad of student teaching and the influence of the social context in which it operates. Some alternative approaches to supervision are reviewed and problems of reconceptualizing the supervisor's role are examined. (Author/MT)

Since much of the success of a student's early field experience seems to be the result of the quality and quantity of interaction with pupils and the cooperating teacher, this study examined differences in interactions of elementary and secondary early field experience students. Results are discussed. (MT)

Characterizes student teachers and the teachers who must supervise those students. (SRT)

Five major areas of knowledge and skill needed by effective teachers are identified. How teacher educators can address these areas is discussed. (MT)

West Virginia's "Master Plan for Public Education" calls for a Professional Performance Assessment of student teachers in field-based programs. The challenge is to incorporate the assessments in the least intrusive manner. While there is skepticism, some cooperating teachers hope the screening will result in better-prepared student…