An education program designed to provide experiences for graduate students that would prepare them to teach at the college level is described. The practicum courses offered were developed to bring theoretical and practical aspects of undergraduate teacher education into a clear and interacting relationship and to help students in applying what…

The Detroit Public Schools-Wayne State University Elementary Team Internship Pilot Program was developed to provide an internship (after the student teaching experience) permitting elementary education students to assume the role of teacher. The team internship unit consisted of four interns, two assigned to each of two proximate classrooms; one…

The National Level Internship Program is designed to give eight students at the doctoral level in educational administration the opportunity to work for a year in federal or private, special or general education agencies at the national level. The purpose is to provide training to a new generation of educational leaders at a time when the need to…

The purpose of the Community Service Institute (CSI) is to creatively involve Kendall College students in the work of social service agencies and community organizations that are addressing themselves to the needs of urban residents. The goals of CSI are service and education. The College, through its academic program, desires to relate the…

The Teaching-Learning Clinic, developed at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, provided on-campus clinical student teaching experience. The purposes of the clinic were to create a reliable system of describing cognitive change in student teachers so such data may assist in restructuring student teaching situations based on sound theoretical…

The College of Education at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse has initiated a nuclear design for teacher education. The design provides two centers working in cooperation with the College of Education and the cooperating schools. The Education and Resource Center has five components: social studies, English, science, mathematics, and reading.…

Describes the Corrections and Alternative Education Program that includes extensive field experience. (IRT)

Preservice field experience and campus activities are integrated to combine theory and practice in human interaction, informal classrooms, teaching-learning skills, the integrated day, and subject matter development. The student co-author describes the way that she experienced each component. (Author)

Describes the University of Arizona's field-based teacher certification program with an option for a master's degree in education. Explains the Flowing Wells School District's participation as a training site for post-baccalaureate students seeking certification. Reviews the content of the 15-month full-time program, results, and future…

Criticism and recommendations made toward teacher education programs do not usually examine the diversity among these programs. This article explores characteristics of various institutions, their education students, and the content of their programs. (DF)

Describes a five-day, five-station oceanographic cruise off the coast of southern California designed to provide practical field experience for college students enrolled in marine science courses. (JR)

Condon, a community of approximately 950 people in central Oregon, opened its high school to 15 undergraduate secondary education students from the University of Oregon and provided them with perhaps the richest experience of their preprofessional training. (Author/BR)

Presents a rationale and an outline for a student research project on urban problems. Procedures include observation and analysis of a contemporary problem (e.g., ethnic relations, crime, recreation, or transportation); field work incorporating pictures, slides, or films; and production of a film-tape documentary pertaining to the problem. (DR)