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Vavasseur, Cynthia B.; Hebert, Courtney R.; Naquin, Tobey S. – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2013
This study details the experiences from a pilot program aimed at virtually pairing pre-service teacher education candidates with fifth-grade students for the purposes of raising achievement and creating meaningful field experiences. Researchers paired the difficulties of traditional field experiences with the difficulties in vocabulary…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Computer Simulation, Grade 5, Elementary School Students
Academy for Educational Development, 2012
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to the University of Dayton (UD) on November 5-7, 2008, to conduct interviews with individuals who played significant roles in the university's teacher preparation program (see Appendix A). These interviews, along with additional materials provided by UD and identified by the AED…
Descriptors: Measurement, Measures (Individuals), Cooperating Teachers, Field Experience Programs
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Silva, Tim; McKie, Allison; Knechtel, Virginia; Gleason, Philip; Makowsky, Libby – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
In Fall 2009 and Spring 2010, 30 teaching residency programs received funding through one of 28 Teacher Quality partnership grants awarded to establish or expand residency programs. These programs follow a model of teacher preparation in which prospective teachers complete graduate-level coursework alongside a year-long fieldwork experience in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Graduate Study, Field Experience Programs, School Districts
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Silva, Tim; McKie, Allison; Knechtel, Virginia; Gleason, Philip; Makowsky, Libby – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
In Fall 2009 and Spring 2010, 30 teaching residency programs received funding through one of 28 Teacher Quality partnership grants awarded to establish or expand residency programs. These programs follow a model of teacher preparation in which prospective teachers complete graduate-level coursework alongside a year-long fieldwork experience in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Graduate Study, Field Experience Programs, School Districts
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Booker, John M.; Riedl, Richard E. – Research in Rural Education, 1987
Finds most successful students in University of Alaska-Fairbanks rural field-based teacher-education program over a three-year period show worst performance when conventional standards for course completion are applied. Reviews implications for innovation and change in higher education. (NEC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Innovation, Evaluation Criteria, Field Experience Programs
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Redford, Janice L.; Griebling, Lynn; Daniel, Patrick – Learning Assistance Review, 1999
Describes Learning Support Services at the University of Houston, which developed and conducted a training program on academic success counseling. Practicum trainees counseled students, about one-half of whom were at-risk students (under 2.0 GPA), in a learning center effort to improve retention and graduation rates at the university. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services
Barnett, Don C.
Defining both the general and specific aims of the Indian Teacher Education Program (ITEP) at the University of Saskatchewan, this monograph presents a detailed program description. Specifically, the following are discussed: (1) Equal Certification (special certificates of any kind which limit a minority group in any manner are not considered…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, American Indians, Certification
Barrett, Leverne A.; Mack, Rodney P. – 1977
A comprehensive course of study for natural resources was developed and offered to eleventh and twelfth grade students as an elective, to determine whether such a program was feasible in a high school vocational setting. An area-wide survey of environmental occupations was conducted and an advisory committee made recommendations as to course…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Conservation (Environment), Curriculum Development
Brown, Edward K. – 1974
The Career Opportunities Program (COP) provides individuals from low income communities an opportunity to acquire work and academic experiences that would help them qualify for a better career in education or a related field. Since 1970, 348 persons have been successfully admitted in the University-based program. At reporting time, 131 (38…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Career Opportunities, Cooperative Education