This annotated bibliography describes the subject matter covered in significant journal articles, books, reports, and doctoral dissertations addressing the use of field experience in the training of educational leaders. The 165 items included are categorized in five sections, each with its own introduction. The first section reviews 62 journal…

Resources dealing with preservice teacher education are presented in an annotated bibliography of ten citations from the ERIC database. (LH)

This paper presents an overview of recent literature concerning the declining interest and application of psychological testing within clinical services. It reflects a dissatisfaction with personality assessment techniques primarily due to a distorted presentation by the graduate schools training applied and professional psychologists. New and…

Reviews the literature in volunteering as it relates to a university credit course for students volunteering in human services agencies. Discusses the development of the program, along with the advantages to students, agencies, and the university. (Author/RC)

Sources for additional information about cooperative education are provided. Approximately 40 books, reports, and articles are listed, along with four agencies and professional societies and information about grants from the U.S. Office of Education. (LBH)

Supplementing the first volume of "Research in Outdoor Education: Summaries of Doctoral Studies" published in 1973 (ED 088636), this second volume contains some 121 dissertations, most of which were completed since 1972. All studies in environmental, conservation, and outdoor education were examined; those containing reference to "field…

This presentation reviews the concept of school-based consultation (Lambert, 1974) and contrasts it with other consultation models. The validity of this model for the professional talking relationships of school psychologists (school-based consultation) is assessed first by examining: (1) the likelihood that interprofessional interchange will take…

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…

An annotated bibliography on the state of research in experiential learning covers sponsored field study, internships, or cooperative type placements at the postsecondary level. In addition to 4 studies in progress, 23 empirical research projects are described that concern program evaluation, developmental changes in students, program design, and…

This document contains abstracts of experimental and descriptive educational research in West Virginia. The stated purposes of the document are to disseminate relevent educational research to West Virginia teacher educators, to encourage ongoing research in all areas and at all levels in education, and to develop professional utilization of…

Third in a series, this volume contains summaries of 115 outdoor education dissertations, most written since 1978. Compilers examined studies in environmental, conservation, and outdoor education and included in the volume those containing reference to the field trip or outdoor experience. The criterion definition they applied was the "use of…

This monograph traces the development of field-based teacher education in the U.S., from the first state-supported normal school (1839) to the present questions of control and the dual system of standards of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher…

This syllabus describes a course designed for the student interested in teaching mathematics at the secondary level and includes both campus centered activities and a field experience. The professor teaching this class is expected to "bridge the gap" between theory in the college classroom and practice as viewed in the secondary school. The…

This bibliography and background paper has been prepared to cover topics most frequently encountered in the field of archaeology and anthropology education: career information, excavation, fieldword opportunities, artifact identification, and preservation. The information included should provide avenues along which topics may be pursued further…

Effective strategies to maximize the input of business, industry, and labor in vocational education personnel development programs are the focus of this information analysis paper. Topics developed in the paper include program development aspects of business, industry, and labor linkages with vocational education as they concern advantages of…