Describes the use of focus groups with teacher candidates to evaluate a pilot program within the Queen's University Faculty of Education. The pilot study was designed to uncover problems in implementing the program before candidates registered. After reviewing focus-group techniques, the article describes how they were used in the pilot study's…

Describes focus-group discussions involving teachers and principals participating in the restructuring of the Queen's University of Kingston teacher-education program, examining the new program's emphasis on experiential learning, discussing how the focus groups sought the views of school partners on four aspects of the program, and noting three…

Documents data from case studies prepared by five teacher candidates regarding their experiences as they worked to create inclusive classrooms while participating in a field-based course within their preservice-education program at Queen's University of Kingston. Shows how the field-based course and the practicums influenced candidates' beliefs…