In the twenty-first century, learning and the definition of education is changing. New digital, online, and social tools have the ability to transform the classroom and engage learners like never before. In the midst of this technological revolution, it is crucial for educators and administrators to be able to gauge the impact of digital tools on…

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) was founded in 1954 to serve as an independent body in promoting high quality teacher preparation programs. Its mission is to ensure accredited institutions produce high quality educators, administrators, and specialists able to meet the needs of all learners. Institutions seeking…

The stewardship of schools is central to the renewal and preservation of that which is precious in our nation's schools. This study examined perceptions of future teachers as to the degree to which their teacher preparation program emphasized the idea of stewarding schools. With a theoretical foundation that initial teacher preparation provides…

Describes and evaluates an independent travel-study program at Western Illinois University and examines ways in which travel-study programs can benefit students in college level geography programs. In addition, presents suggestions for improving college level geography programs, including renewing the commitment to a world-oriented regional…

This article describes the field work of work-peasant-soldier students at Tsinghua University in China. (Author/RM)

This study was conducted to examine changes in reflective thinking in preservice teachers in relation to length of time in the teacher education program, teaching certification type, and field placement. Information was collected from student teachers (N=13) through both completion of a questionnaire and through analysis of weekly journals using…

The author visited 12 teacher-education programs in six southern and midwestern states. He reports on current practices in pre-student teaching laboratory training, student teaching, and extended campus programs. (SJL)

An "Appalachia in the Media" course engages college students in field-based research examining movies, music, television shows, novels, newspapers, museum exhibits, even hillbilly trinkets and doodads. Students submit a document describing the field project and analyzing the findings, then give an oral summary presentation. Finally, the projects…

The Institutional Survey of Selected Policies and Practices in Higher Education questionnaire was mailed out in the early spring of 1973 to the presidents of 755 institutions. Responses from the 669 usable returned questionnaires indicated: (1) The nation's colleges and universities have implemented many policies and practices designed to meet the…

Presents and discusses the results of a recent research project in the United Kingdom which examined the objectives of library fieldwork and monitored a specimen period to assess the likely achievement of those objectives. A 34-item reference list accompanies the text. (Author/JL)

This paper describes the historical events that have influenced the evolution of field-based experiences in preparing special education teachers, describes the state of general practice, identifies the unresolved issues and promising trends, and outlines a future research agenda for analyzing preservice special education field-based experiences.…

Several recent developments represent attempts to remove at least some of the barriers between the teacher education and vocational education sectors of Australian tertiary education. A specific site where this trend is apparent is fieldwork experiences, which are partly intended to broaden students' understandings of professional knowledge and…

The value of early field experience in preservice teacher education programs has been debated in the literature on teacher education. While some see little or no value in the practice, others view early field experience programs as a means of improving the self-concept of prospective teachers and as a way of enhancing their acquisition of the…

Five exemplary university field experience programs for individuals studying to become teachers were identified and examined in order to develop a model field experience program in teacher education. Programs at the following universities were examined: Ball State University (Indiana), Illinois State University, Millersville University…

This paper reports the findings of a year-long study of 11 preservice teachers' perceptions of the first year of a teacher preparation program. These students were interviewed individually at least four times, and reported that learning concrete teaching methods was one of the most valuable aspects of their preparation because these methods could…