This article describes the development of a scale for the observation of student teachers which would promote growth and improve the interaction of the student teacher, the cooperating teacher, and the faculty supervisor. A study involving use of the scale with 24 student teachers is described. (MT)

A plan is outlined for establishing a program of student teacher supervision in which a substantial payment is made to classroom teacher supervisors of student teachers. (Author/CB)

Reports that many industrial teachers, including recent graduates, are not prepared to implement new technology-based programs due to weak student teaching programs. Suggests ways to improve the practicum experience for greater teacher effectiveness. (CH)

This study examined preservice teachers', cooperating teachers', and teacher educators' definitions and understandings of accountability in teacher education. Respondents at three universities completed surveys that included both selected and open-ended response items. Data analysis indicated that nearly 80 percent of the respondents believed they…

Article focused on the training of teachers in the role of cooperative teacher. (RK)

Describes a performance-based program for the undergraduate education of teachers that gives students an early opportunity to integrate classroom practice with theory. (GB)

Points out that the pupil control ideology of student teachers, as a group, did become significantly more custodial during student teaching. Findings indicate that if a teacher feels threatened unless students are rigidly controlled, effective use of inquiry curricular materials is reduced. (LS)

Forty secondary school teachers were asked about their attitudes toward student teachers. The cooperating teachers' responses about why and how often they accepted student teachers, whether they regarded student teachers as peers, and what characteristics they valued most in student teachers are summarized. Their advice to student teachers is…

Points out several liability considerations a classroom teacher should be made aware of in undertaking the role of cooperating teacher. (FL)

Describes an elementary music education student teaching program which provides student teachers with experiences both working with cooperating teachers and having complete, unsupervised control of their classrooms. Teams of three students work independently for four weeks with combined lower-elementary music classes and then work individually…

Upper elementary (grades 4-6) and secondary school students' perceptions of effects of preservice and cooperating teachers on classroom environment were examined in 22 classrooms. Although pupils' perceptions of classroom environment were in the positive range for both preservice and cooperating teachers, the influence of the preservice teachers…