This pilot study investigated the relationship between principal preparation program (PPP) field experience structure and principal instructional leadership preparedness as measured by state certification exams and state-wide student assessment results. The researchers sought to determine if a statistically significant difference existed in…

This study addresses the question, "What is the impact of an international field experience on preservice teachers?" and corroborates many of the findings of a similar study by Willard-Holt [(2001). "The impact of a short-term international experience for preservice teachers." "Teaching and Teacher Education, 17,"…

The University of North Florida's Teacher Education Internship Project had as its purpose the expansion and refinement of a clinical supervision model for undergraduate teacher education interns and preinterns. Goals included the revision of data gathering instruments and the pooling of program graduates to determine the success of these former…

Literature on clinical experiences in educational administration programs is reviewed along with materials collected from University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) member institutions. Focus is on materials that support the value of structured clinical experiences. A framework for clinical experiences is developed, which is based on…

The Mentor Teacher Project, initiated in 1985, involved the development and implementation of a new field component into the Academic Learning Teacher Education Program at Michigan State University. The field component, piloted with the Academic Learning students in the class of 1987, was subsequently revised and its impact on the class of 1988…

This symposium addresses the historical development of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Professional Development School (PDS) in collaboration with the Hamilton County Public Schools. The study goes from PDS I, a semester-long initial field experience, to a major component of the teacher preparation program with the addition of PDS…

Internship and field experience practices of University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) member institutions in the United States are examined in this report. Questionnaires were completed by 44 out of 47 chairpersons of educational administration departments at 44 UCEA member schools, a 93.6 percent response rate. Data were compared…

Introduces a series of seven articles that provide different perspectives on the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a field-based teacher-education program at Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Explains features of the restructured teacher-education program, the aim and character of evaluating the program, and learning from…

Describes the use of focus groups with teacher candidates to evaluate a pilot program within the Queen's University Faculty of Education. The pilot study was designed to uncover problems in implementing the program before candidates registered. After reviewing focus-group techniques, the article describes how they were used in the pilot study's…

Wraps up a series of articles on the work of faculty and students at Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, who were involved in restructuring the teacher-preparation program to be a field-based program. Discusses the profundity of the change, the political context for implementation, and the evaluation of the program. (SM)

This paper presents a proposal for an alternative principal-certification program, which is to be operated by Tarleton State University (Texas) in collaboration with 10 independent Texas school districts, 4 regional educational service centers, 2 professional associations, and 1 foundation. The New Century Educational Leadership Program (NCELP) is…

This study examined the relationships between providers of primary and secondary teacher education and the schools with which they shared preservice training programs. The study addressed how schools and teachers were selected for the practicums; financial and training contributions made by providers to the schools; relationships between providers…

Traces the evolution of the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Profession's teacher education program into a fifth-year extended internship model that culminates in a Masters degree in teaching. The program, developed cooperatively by university faculty and public school teachers and administrators, partners university faculty…

A partnership program involving student teachers at Mills College (California) and a local public school is described. The purposes of the program are to provide a concerted, coordinated effort in inservice education for classroom teachers; to provide an arena where both college faculty and school faculty can experiment in putting theory into…

Summarizes findings about the pilot program resulting from an exit evaluation survey of teacher candidates in the restructured preservice program at Queen's University of Kingston. Also documents some insights relating to the evaluation of teacher-education programs that were developed by the researchers during the process of gathering and…