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Dee, Amy Lynn – Issues in Teacher Education, 2012
Teacher education in the 21st century is encountering increased scrutiny, added pressure, and escalating external regulations but does not have practical and immediate solutions for improving programs. While reforms in teacher education call for additional and improved clinical practice for candidates, through strengthened partnerships with local…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, College School Cooperation, Field Experience Programs
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Ward, Grace; Overall, Theresa – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2011
The Team-Taught Cohort Model for preparing pre-service teachers to use technology in their classrooms involves a "block" of courses in combination with a field experience in the second year of a four-year university program. Pre-service teachers are placed in cohort groups that participate in intensive coursework in curriculum,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Preservice Teacher Education, Practicums, Mentors
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Walter, L. James; Pettifor, Dale – Teacher Educator, 1976
An innovative program for student teachers form Indiana University/South Bend involves a full semester of one-half day teaching schedules coupled with in-school seminars on the principles of secondary education. (MB)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Theories, Field Experience Programs, Middle Schools
Rogers, Sue F. – 2000
A study was conducted concerning the development, implementation, and evaluation of a preservice teacher field practicum for a content area reading course. The evaluation includes supervising and preservice teachers' survey results identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the field placement. Survey participants included 11 students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Middle Schools
Burant, Theresa J. – 1999
Teacher education in the U.S. faces a critical dilemma: preparing white, middle-class preservice teachers to teach increasingly diverse student populations in public schools. Early field experiences (EFEs) show promise for addressing this mismatch, yet little is actually known about what happens to preservice teachers in practicum experiences.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Diversity (Student), Elementary Education, Field Experience Programs
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Bosch, Karen A.; Cardinale, Loretta – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 1993
This study investigated the extent of computer integration in a field experience during preservice teacher education. Surveys indicated preservice teachers neither observed computer use nor used computers instructional tools during the field experience. They reported a willingness to use computers but received no support in the field experience.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Loche, Sharilynn – 1996
A study was made of 10 practicum students in the College of Education at Louisiana Tech University and 7 cooperating teachers at a nearby middle school. The purpose of the study was to describe and analyze the practicum experience and its role in the preparation of middle school practicum students. Analysis of the study data yielded several…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Cooperating Teachers, Educational Environment