This is a study of two teams in the Childhood Education Program (CEP) at the University of Florida. It is an examination of how closely the program, as presently implemented, matches its own theoretical underpinnings. Volunteer CEP students helped to devise the questionnaire, which was given to two teams of CEP students. Some of the topics covered…

This study was conducted to determine those competencies considered most important by cooperating teachers, student interns, and school of education faculty. Competencies from various sources were combined to form a master list of sixty-five competencies. One-hundred participants were given numbered cards with a competency printed on each. Their…

Eleven papers presented at the 1981 summer workshop of the Association of Teacher Educators are summarized. The topics addressed were preservice teacher education content, organization, and field experiences. The papers focused on: (1) What does research in teacher education say about the frequency of visitations and nature of contact by…

According to an evaluation symposium, the David Thompson University Centre (University of Victoria) pilot program in rural education, which includes a 14-week early field experience designed to help education students understand the relationship between rural communities and their schools, is "substantial and outstanding." Faculty,…

This project is an exploration of the benefits of a field-based pre-student teaching semester in which elementary education students work with college professors and practicing elementary teachers in a more holistic way than is possible with traditional campus-based courses. A group of twenty-six college students met four days each week, seven…