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Guha, Roneeta; Hyler, Maria E.; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Phi Delta Kappan, 2017
Teacher residency programs (modeled after the clinical residency model in medical training) show great promise in helping local school systems build a highly capable and diverse teaching workforce. Jointly run by districts and nearby universities, these programs recruit teaching candidates, pair them with carefully selected mentor teachers, and…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Cooperating Teachers
Hughes, Andrew S.; Sullivan, Keith C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1979
Describes the Open Access Study plan, an external degree program, of the Atlantic Institute of Education. (IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Doctoral Programs, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries
Gray, Teresa I. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
A principal intern enrolled at UNC-Charlotte describes "life in the trenches" at a small-town middle school. Schools should integrate interns into school operations, develop a program vision, gradually increase the intern's responsibilities, provide time for continuous evaluation, and rely on university supervisors when problems arise.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Beginning Principals, Experiential Learning, Graduate Study
Bechtol, Bruce; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
The real focus of this unique interdisciplinary social science master's program is helping local people become involved in finding solutions to local problems. (Author)
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Descriptions
Myers, Samuel L., Jr. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
The author discusses his experiences in a black college and a graduate program at M.I.T., and how his career goals changed with his experiences. (IRT)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Students, Doctoral Programs
Botel, Morton; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
A new cooperative program jointly designed by Philadelphia school principals and University of Pennsylvania faculty members allows principals the opportunity to earn graduate degrees while studying educational theory in the context of their own practical experiences. (JBM)
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Demonstration Programs, Doctoral Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Wynn, Richard – Phi Delta Kappan, 1975
Parodies an external degree program, using medicine as an illustration. (DW)
Descriptors: External Degree Programs, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Gallegos, Bart – Phi Delta Kappan, 1995
Teachers for Chicago is a graduate-level program addressing the need to select, train, and retain talented, dedicated newcomers for urban schools. It was conceived as a teacher preparation program combining robust academic preparation, an internship, support from experienced mentors, and employment incentives. A second-year evaluation survey…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Incentives
Anderson, Gary J.; Muir, James A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
Describes the Open Access Study Plan, which has been developed in response to fundamental inequalities in educational opportunity among educators in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education
Bremer, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Independent Study, Professional Training, Program Design
Gideonse, Hendrik D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
The author recommends that teachers receive a strong liberal education followed by a two-year postbaccalaureate training program. In addition, the schools must be reorganized to include hierarchically structured teams of teachers headed by those with even further professional training and higher pay. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Research, General Education, Graduate Study
Fairfield, Roy P. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1975
Describes new concepts of course and residency at Union Graduate School. (DW)
Descriptors: Credit Courses, External Degree Programs, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Teague, Gerald V. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
The degree of involvement of 46 graduate students in sponsored research projects was investigated. The projects were administered by three social science and three natural science departments at the College Park campus of the University of Maryland. (MLF)
Descriptors: College Programs, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Potter, Robert E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Australia's external degree programs have managed to maintain high standards for graduate degrees through residential and weekend schools, teaming of visiting or part-time faculty with regular full-time faculty members, faculty-wide approval of grades, direct supervision, strict admission standards, and rigorous programs. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic)
Anthony, Albert S.; Thelen, Leverne J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1975
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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