This study explored the perceptions of preservice teacher candidates who participated in a pilot partnership between a public teacher education preparation program and Junior Achievement (JA). The partnership was grounded in the premise that providing early field experiences to preservice teacher candidates was a necessary requirement of quality…

A survey of students at three stages in the preservice education curriculum at Shippensburg State College is analyzed to measure the impact of a prestudent teaching field experience offered in conjunction with an introductory educational psychology course. (JMF)

A survey of graduates of the teacher education program at the University of Northern Iowa is summarized. Among topic areas surveyed were respondents' competencies as beginning teachers, problems encountered when beginning to teach, opinions of major problems in public schools, and evaluation of student teaching experiences. (JMF)