For the last few decades, leadership standards have served as a de facto "recommended curriculum" for preparation programs in the United States. In this article, we: (1) share the new National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) standards, (2) present the literature supporting the standards, and (3) critically assess the influence…

This final report includes 80 institutions' final responses to the National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA) Independent Study Division's annual survey of college, high school, and noncredit program practices during 1989-90. Eight figures are included to provide information on course enrollments, course fees, staff size, course…

As the first in a four-volume final report of a Right to Read preservice, competency-based modular reading specialist project, this volume contains a guide for the project implementor and a description of the first component of the project entitled, "Reading/Language Arts, K-12." The implementor guide discusses the philosophy,…

Student teaching handbooks from seven state-supported institutions of higher education that offered special education as a major in preservice teacher education programs were studied to determine the extent to which Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) standards for student teaching experiences were incorporated into teacher preparation…

As the third in a four volume final report of a Right to Read preservice competency-based, modular reading specialist project, this volume presents the module outlines for components seven, eight and nine of the classroom program. Component seven, administration and supervision, offers on-the-job practical training where students experience…

As the second in a four volume final report of a Right to Read preservice, competency-based modular reading specialist project, this volume presents the module outlines for components two through six of the classroom program. Component two (readiness and beginning reading) trains the students in language development, dialect differences, language…

This how-to-do-it handbook is designed to help the potential rural clinical option (RCO) coordinator develop a program in which nursing students can have an in-depth clinical experience in a rural health facility. Separate sections detail how to: (1) determine the amount of release time and financial resources available to run the program; (2)…

As the last of a four volume final report of a Right to Read preservice, competency-based modular reading specialist project, this volume presents the module outlines for components 10 through 14 of the classroom program. Component 10 (process--theory and practice) stresses the difference between theories of teaching reading and actual classroom…

Interns (N=128) and cooperating teachers (N=142) in the University of Saskatchewan teacher education internship program were surveyed to determine their perceptions of various program components. The survey focused primarily on four inservices scattered throughout the practicum, which presented teaching tasks in smaller, more manageable components…

This collection was prepared with the purpose of making National Education Association members more aware of the current issues and efforts in bilingual/ multicultural education. It consists of an introduction by Carmel E. Sandoval and the following chapters: (1) "Bilingual Education in Public Law 93-380," by the U.S. Office of Education, Region…