Results of a study to identify characteristics and responsibilities of directors of student teaching and field experience programs are presented and discussed in this document. The survey instrument had 74 items in 10 categories: (1) institutional characteristics; (2) director characteristics; (3) compensation; (4) rank, promotion, and tenure; (5)…

This report presents data obtained from responses of 519 schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDE's) to a questionnaire submitted to them by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. The report is subdivided into six sections: (1) characteristics of responding institutions--type of institution, kinds of degrees…

The Research About Teacher Education (RATE) Project is an ongoing data collection effort to establish a reliable database about institutions of higher education where teachers are prepared, and about the faculty, students, and programs at these institutions. The data reported in this monograph were taken from four questionnaires--separate faculty…