The purpose of this study was to investigate middle level preservice teacher self-efficacy beliefs in general, as well as in the domain of reading. The participants were 8 middle school preservice teachers enrolled in a state-mandated reading methods course and student teaching over the course of a year. As part of the yearlong internship, the…

Provides specific examples of journalism teachers' working summer internships at newspapers and television news departments. Illustrates the value of teachers' occasionally "tuning up" their journalism skills. (RL)

The University of North Florida's Teacher Education Internship Project had as its purpose the expansion and refinement of a clinical supervision model for undergraduate teacher education interns and preinterns. Goals included the revision of data gathering instruments and the pooling of program graduates to determine the success of these former…

This is a report and evaluation of a Ford Foundation-funded 5-year project to help prepare more effective teachers for 2-year post-high school occupational programs. It was conducted jointly by the Junior College District of St. Louis-St. Louis County and Southern Illinois University from July 1, 1966 to June 30, 1971. The primary goal of the Ford…

The center provides an opportunity for elementary education majors to take some of their professional education courses in public school settings. After a three-week orientation period, students spend three consecutive days each week throughout the semester within the public school. Major objectives of the center are (1) to integrate theory with…