Fieldwork experiences can be particularly challenging for international, higher education students, as they face language and cultural difficulties, which can affect their academic progress and their fieldwork interactions with supervisors and clients. This review synthesised findings from 27 studies referring to higher education courses that…

This study examined the effects of an extensive inquiry-based field experience on pre service elementary teachers' personal agency beliefs, a composite measure of context beliefs and capability beliefs related to teaching science. The research combined quantitative and qualitative approaches and included an experimental group that utilized the…

In this article, we share how a professional development school (PDS) partnership between several elementary school sites within a district and an institution of higher education prepares special education teacher candidates. The following challenges are identified for PDS stakeholders: recruiting qualified special education mentor teachers,…

This article describes an English language arts teacher preparation perspective that considers middle school students as part of the teacher educator team. Based on a recognized gap in the literature about students as powerful partners, the authors undertook a 3-year study to explore the question, "What do preservice middle school teachers…

This document is part of a comprehensive workshop training package designed to assist in developing strategies for improving the preservice and inservice preparation of vocational education administrators. Descriptions of three major delivery strategies are presented in this document. These strategies include the externship program,…

Describes the Pair Tutoring Program, involving 264 preservice general educators and 118 children, either with disabilities or at-risk, a component of the RARE (Reflective and Responsive Educator) program. This early, field-based experience is designed to prepare preservice general education teachers to work more effectively with diverse learning…