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Nagro, Sarah A.; deBettencourt, Laurie U. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2017
There is a paucity of research on what constitutes an ideal special education field experience, and it is not clear which components or activities within a field experience impact a teacher's growth to the greatest extent. Reviewing past research will assist in categorizing the components typically included in field experiences and may assist in…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Student Placement, Literature Reviews
Lawrence, Molly N.; Butler, Malcolm B. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2010
The purpose of this manuscript is twofold: First, the authors explore the nature of the learning in which their students engaged during a service-learning experience in efforts to understand the meanings of teaching and learning they constructed, and how the context of this experience interacted with their candidates' previously constructed…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Service Learning, Field Experience Programs
Caprano, Mary Margaret; Caprano, Robert M.; Helfeldt, Jack – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2010
Little research has been conducted to directly compare the effectiveness of different models of field-based learning experiences and little has been reported on the use of the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) standards in establishing a formative assessment for teacher candidates (TCs). The current study used the…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Field Experience Programs, Program Effectiveness, Competence
Gomez, Susan; Strage, Amy; Knutson-Miller, Kari; Garcia-Nevarez, Ana – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2009
Following the mandates of state and national accreditation bodies and in keeping with what is considered best practices, teacher education programs nationwide require students to engage in early field experiences as part of preservice preparation. Accreditation bodies such as the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Field Experience Programs
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Morin, Joy Ann – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1993
Student teachers (n=26) and supervising teachers (n=30) responded to a questionnaire that focused on the effectiveness of field experiences. Although findings suggested that many effective practices are sometimes present, several recommendations for improvement emerged, including recommendations to increase multicultural/multilingual components in…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
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Mason, Terrence C. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1997
Reports a study that assessed changes in student teachers' attitudes toward inner-city teaching resulting from participation in a field-based practicum in an urban elementary school. Pre- and postpracticum surveys indicated that such experiences can yield positive results as long as certain crucial elements are in place. (SM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Consciousness Raising, Diversity (Student), Elementary Education