The Clinical Instructor Program at the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, seeks to improve the way clinical instructors (formerly cooperating teachers) are selected, trained, and rewarded, and to enhance collaboration between participating public school divisions and the Curry School of Education. The application process requires…

This paper presents a literature review relating to the instructional supervision of student teachers and a description of a study relating to student teacher supervision. Data from the review and study, which involved the observation of 14 student teaching experiences, indicate that student teaching is the most important aspect of preservice…

This paper briefly traces the history of using cooperating teachers in the public schools to help in the training of preservice student teachers. The strengthening of standards of preparation through the years for cooperating teachers is discussed, and recent surveys of the state standards and legal requirements for cooperating teachers are noted.…

One hundred and seven supervising teachers and 143 student teachers were administered a set of 42 criteria to determine if they perceived the performance of 15 university supervisors differently. Student teachers were more concerned with the regularity and nature of visits by the university supervisors and the specific assistance they were able to…

Cooperating teachers are an essential factor in the teacher education process. The stated objectives of these guidelines for cooperating teachers are to: (1) consider the expectations and anxieties of the student teacher, cooperating teacher, and university supervisor; (2) provide cooperating teachers with suggestions for introducing student…

A systems approach for evaluating student teachers of physical education is described in this document. The evaluating device is a competency chart, consisting of 36 items categorized into three comprehensive areas of teaching competencies. Student performance in each of the 36 items is rated on scale from a low rating of one to a high rating of…

An investigative study sought to identify those factors characteristic of an ideal interpersonal relationship between cooperating teachers and student teachers and to determine if the two groups agree as to the determinants of that relationship. A 110-statement measuring instrument was developed by means of a series of Q technique ratings by 60…

The purpose of this practicum was to provide a planned procedure for the student teacher training program at Schertz Elementary School during April and May of the 1973-74 school year. The preceding teacher training program contained an excessive number of weaknesses, primarily involving lack of direction for the student teacher and lack of…

This paper describes the use of clinical professors at Kent State University and 19 affiliated teacher educatoion centers who oversee student teachers' involvement in participating schools. The professors have the following nine major responsibilities: (1) preparing the students before arrival in the schools, (2) orienting the students to the…

This is a report on the experimental program in elementary education (EXEL) at Shepherd College. The stated philosophy of the program is that teachers in training need more contact earlier with the public schools--that is, that all theory with practice delayed until later results in little application of theory because too much time has elapsed…

The purpose of this study was to determine teacher candidates' and participating teachers' perceptions of selected categories of field experiences under the Performance-Based Undergraduate Program for the Education of Teachers at Brooklyn College during the fall 1972 semester. Teacher candidates who received questionnaires were selected by a…

A questionnaire was administered to student teachers, supervising teachers, principals, and college supervisors to ascertain functions which were actually performed and those most desired by the respondents with regard to the role of the college supervisor. The respondents were participating in student teaching experiences in the state of Georgia…

The University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) has developed a training program for supervising teachers as a strategic device for improving the preparation of teachers. Training activities and events derive from a "model" of the supervisory process which emphasizes the acquisition and use of specific supervisory skills, including the…

The past year has found universities in trouble. During the previous decade, the emphasis was on the expansion of existing institutions and the development of new ones in order to accommodate the growing numbers of students. However, there was no grasp of the major contemporary problems in the social and political fields and the changes which they…

This study attempted to determine whether significant differences exist between the rated performance of student teachers working in teams and those working singly. Male and female trainees were also compared in these categories and the traditional or experimental teacher education programs in which they were enrolled. Forty-eight students…