Spark NH is New Hampshire's governor-appointed Early Childhood Advisory Council (hereafter called "Council"), a private-public partnership that works to create a comprehensive, coordinated system of programs and supports for young children and their families. Workforce development is an essential Council strategy for improving early…

Since the 1970s, international fieldwork has provided opportunities for small numbers of pre-service teachers to teach and learn in a culture different from their own. Research into this fieldwork suggests that pre-service teachers are positive about their experiences, although questions remain about the ethics underpinning some of these programs.…

The article addresses an innovative approach to promote social justice counseling and advocacy training in graduate counseling programs. The classroom without walls concept involves innovative counseling practicums and field-based experiences, supervision, and mentoring that go beyond the walls of traditional classrooms to help national and…

This article describes a video review process for providing feedback to students and documents students' teaching practices using the CLASS in a practicum course and student teaching. Students videotaped themselves in their field-based settings and then met with the course instructors and classmates in small groups to review strengths and…

A description of the Field Experience Program at Emerson College is discussed. (MM)

Describes the counseling internship program developed by St. John's University in Jamaica, N.Y. Initiative and involvement are stressed with candidates keeping a log of all school activities. (HMV)

Describes an undergraduate program in health education and presents five major areas of a health education curriculum. Discusses philosophical bases, the need to develop communication skills, and the utility of community practicum/student teaching experiences in health education. (RC)

Reasons for and methods of establishing early field experience prior to the student teaching experience are discussed. Specific programs are described and predictions for future developments in early field experience are given. (JMF)

This paper is a discussion of several of the short-term, intensive field practica experiences which have been integrated into the Memorial University graduate counselor education program. The approach in counselor education provides needed counseling services to more remote communities, enables school boards to see counselors in action, thus…

A study was undertaken to assess the quality and quantity of practical experience and field work provided in the instructional programs of American Library Association-accredited library schools. Some 62 schools in the United States and Canada were surveyed by mail, and personal visits were made to 13 of the 62. In 65% of the schools some formal…

The goal of the Total Involvement Professional Semester (TIPS) was to allow elementary education students at Shippensburg State College to become involved in an educational environment in a meaningful way to develop their professional knowledge and skills. The experimental program consisted of five important components: a) three weeks of…

A brief history of the UCLA Practicum for Educational Developers is given as are the goals of the practicum and some of the obstacles in its path. The practicum seeks to train development personnel in the context of real development tasks, requires proven competence, is a team effort, and is based on the assumption that novices need assistance and…

Describes a residential homemaking program as one of the ways to make vocational homemaking significnat for both present and future needs of students through educational opportunities in a nonschool environment. (TA)

Described is a cooperative program between Purdue University and three public schools to provide university graduate students with structured, practical experience with gifted and talented students and provide educational experiences for the gifted and talented children. (SBH)