The University of Florida College of Education proposes to experiment with a new program for the education of elementary school teachers. The design emphasizes maximum opportunities for self-direction, individualization through wide variations in instructional program and rate of progress, and close correlation of didactic instruction and…

The Outward Bound concept was developed in Germany and Great Britain with the saving of human life as the ultimate goal. Courses are designed to help students discover their true physical and mental limits through development of skills including emergency medical aid, firefighting, search and rescue, mountaineering, and sailing. Five Outward Bound…

This booklet describes the programs of the 1970 award recipients. Descriptions are arranged according to the three award categories: (1) The Distingushed Achievement Award to Marshall University (W. Va.) for its participation and leadership in the Multi-Institutional Student Teaching Center in cooperation with Kanawha County and six sister…

This paper describes a program featuring integrated course sequences and continuous teaching experience that prepares teachers who can create a variety of learning environments that provide meaningful movement experiences for grades K-12,. The 2-year program sequence includes the following elements: (a) selective admissions and retention…

This paper describes the Elementary Physical Education Program (EPE) at Washington State University, which represents a field-centered, competency-based approach to the preparation of physical education teachers. General program objectives include the following: (a) to prepare elementary physical education specialists to work effectively in a…

This paper describes an individualized program of teacher training at Indiana University. Student teachers are able to choose their own teaching experience from several projects. The Shawnee Project gives the novice teachers the opportunity to cope with inner-city school problems in real situations. The Urban Semester Project combines student…

Measurements in this study were made on objectives in four domains: affective, cognitive, performance, and consequences to determine the effects of learning site on selected teacher training variables. Fifty-nine junior interns were randomly assigned to two experimental groups: Group A, which was field-based, and Group B, which was…

In 1971, the State of Alabama Legislature passed Act 106, "Mandatory Education for the Exceptional Child," which mandated that all exceptional children were to receive appropriate special education services no later than 1975-76. Five hundred new teacher units were authorized for each of the interim fiscal years, and new graduate and…

The purpose of the Community Service Institute (CSI) is to creatively involve Kendall College students in the work of social service agencies and community organizations that are addressing themselves to the needs of urban residents. The goals of CSI are service and education. The College, through its academic program, desires to relate the…

The Career Opportunities Program (COP) involves eight county school systems in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia with on-the-job preparation of teacher aides while the latter work towards college degrees at Shepherd College. Aides receive educational preparation through specially designed practicums that emphasize materials and methods in a…

Following more than 2 years of study and research, the faculty of the College of Education developed a plan whereby the student experience is focused on three major elements: a) the Individualized Learning System, b) the Field Experience, and c) the Personal Development Experience. These three elements are integrated to constitute a total learning…

The Nova Project of the Department of Secondary Education at California State University, San Diego, is described in this report. This one-year preparation program for secondary school teachers combines school and community experience with the focus on a team approach. Faculty and students work with local school personnel in the joint planning,…

This document contains the second annual report of the operation of the University of South Dakota's Cooperative Education Program (CEP). The objective of CEP is the development of service-learning educational experiences for college students. These experiences are commonly called an internship and are conducted during the student's academic…

This document relates the basic notion of accountability to the preparation and supervision of teachers within the limits of accountability. The paper discusses the following questions: a) What competencies are the responsibility of preservice and in-service education? b) What is the role of supervision in teacher accountability? Of the…

Lehigh University's Social Restoration Program prepares teachers via an experimental action-internship model to work with delinquent and predelinquent youth in a variety of settings. The program is field centered and competency based, combining theory with practice in each of the three phases of the program. Phase one, the preinternship practicum,…