A 5-month program conducted in Israel for persons active in early childhood education is described in this report. The program, designed to present an overall view of early childhood education, was tailored to the experience and background of participants. Lectures were devoted to such topics as child psychology, teaching methods, curriculum…

A carefully-monitored off-campus program for preservice teacher education students can be used as a preventive approach to teacher stress, burnout, and culture shock often experienced by practicing and beginning teachers. Anxiety, caused by a variety of reactions including low self image, threat to security, and fear, is a common element in stress…

A cooperative venture between the University of West Florida and the Okaloosa County (Florida) school district addressed the concerns of two rural communities over changing school and community characteristics and the need for basic skills instruction for elementary and secondary school students. To meet and expand upon objectives of Teacher Corps…

Forty college and university directors of field experiences (from 40 different states) responded to a survey on their payment practices for cooperating teachers. A wide variety of payment practices exists among the states, ranging from no payment, tuition waivers, to various amounts of money. Most directors indicated that their system of payment…

This study compares the relative performance of Central Washington University student teachers who chose to participate in extended field experiences with that of student teachers who preferred the regular course of study, which featured fewer and later field experiences. The regular course, Option A, was a campus-centered program which included…

A study was made of the current status of exploratory or early field experience programs to evaluate their effectiveness and make recommendations relative to their use in teacher education programs. Four monographs resulting from the study are presented. The first categorizes the implicit and explicit rationales for field experiences in other…

A four-year program of teacher education at Purdue University-Calumet (Indiana) encompasses the humanities, life and physical sciences, and social and behavioral studies. The professional education component encompasses social, philosophical, and historical foundations of education, educational methodology, measurement and psychology, nature of…

The impact that early practicum students working in elementary schools had on the instructional process, the supervising teacher, and the school as a whole was examined. A questionnaire for the student teachers was administered as soon as they completed their practicum assignment. Cooperating teachers completed their questionnaires when all…

A cooperative paraprofessional experience program between the Elementary Education Department at Montana State University and the nearby public school system is described. Junior-level students enrolled for two quarters of paraprofessional training taken concurrently with two blocks of professional coursework. The benefits of the program were…

This program is based on the recognized need to provide preservice teacher education majors with an opportunity to actively participate in the public school classroom. The program is designed to provide the student with classroom experiences that will assist in deciding if they seriously desire to be teachers, to develop perception of the role and…

A training program for undergraduate majors in education that prepares them to teach moderately, severly, and profoundly handicapped students in the public schools is described. Responsibility for teacher training is conceived as a partnership in which the university and various public and private service agencies cooperate. The university…

The field of education has recognized that intensive clinical experience constitutes an ideal learning model. Fellowships in education were accompanied by large amounts of money in demonstration projects. Two costly national programs designed to move highly qualified persons into top administrative positions fell short of their goal.…

Community mental health curriculum in schools of social work education is discussed. The contents are compiled from a series of empirical studies, interviews, and meetings with social work faculty and students, and from analyses of curriculum materials as part of a three-year study conducted by the Council on Social Work Education. Chapter 1…

This project's goal is to identify and develop management strategies which would allow for the implementation of a number of approaches for providing preservice teachers, beginning teachers, medical students, administrative interns, and graduate students with a year-long field experience. This report discusses the results of field tests,…

These guidelines, designed for use by cooperating public school teachers in student teaching programs, contain the following five components: (1) general objectives for pre-student-teaching clinical experiences; (2) the roles and expectations of university students, university faculty and staff, and public school teachers in preservice clinical…