The Teacher Apprenticeship Program of the North York (Ontario) schools was evaluated. The program provided practical classroom experiences for applicants to the Faculty of Education of the University of Toronto who were academically acceptable, but lacked sufficient experience with children to qualify for admittance in 1988-89. Apprentices worked…

This report describes a summer workshop, attended by 17 persons from 13 institutions of higher education, on the theme of "Revitalizing Teacher Education in the Mid Eighties." The first two chapters of this report describe, in addition to the workshop itself, the teacher education project which sponsored it. Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 contain theme…

This document reports the results of a survey on the procedures and potential benefits of "out of school" experiences for elementary and secondary school teachers in Australia. The introduction supplies the background and rationale for providing teachers with practical work experiences outside the school through inservice work-study,…

A model is presented of a preservice teacher education program (used at Polding College, Sydney, Australia) that consists of three years' academic preparation, and at least one year of classroom teaching experience, followed by one year of full-time study or its equivalent. The school experience is the core of this program and it is integrated…

An alternative program for the preparation of elementary teachers, based in part on the assumption that the development of human relations is part of the total learning process is described. The program incorporates the following special features: (1) It concentrates most of the professional training component into three full-time semester blocks…

Field experiences and clinical practice are considered the most important and most influential component of teacher preparation programs. The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education Programs (NCATE) has established six standards to measure the effectiveness of teacher education programs; field experiences and clinical practice…

This article describes different types of teaching practices employed in the University of Barcelona's teacher training college, the function of the teacher as tutor, and the teacher/tutor's relationship with student teachers and experienced classroom teachers. It also introduces a model of teacher educators' practices, and discusses…

The preservice teacher education program at the University of Western Sydney (Australia) includes in-school experiences intended to address criticisms of the traditional practicum. This article outlines the principles underlying an innovative final semester school-based experience; describes the experiences in practice; and discusses student,…

Reviews preservice teacher education literature on multicultural education to discover "best practice" for preparing teachers for urban students. Studies of workshops, courses, programs, practica, and field experiences were analyzed for their attention to race, class, and gender. The article discusses research on cooperating teachers and…

Reports on a study of early field experience activities in 22 teacher education programs. Concludes that the goals of most field experiences programs are seldom achieved. Recommends more institutional support and field experience assignments geared to self-reflection and analysis. (CFR)

This study examined field experiences integrated into two literacy courses undertaken by second year pre-service teachers (PSTs) at a regional Australian university. A sample of 12 PSTs and 22 teachers completed questionnaires and participated in brainstorming sessions and a focus group interview to determine the extent to which they perceived…

Teacher education programs are being encouraged to collaborate with K-12 partners to develop and implement contextually rich field experiences that integrate methods course instruction with public school practices. As a result, we outline four models of integrating methods instruction and field experiences and raise the question "How does the…

This volume presents findings and recommendations for increasing minority teacher recruitment and retention through policy change at seven colleges of teacher education in Florida. The seven institutions of higher education have formed a consortium known as the Florida TEAM (Teacher Education for America's Minorities) project. Its goal is to work…

A descriptive study was undertaken to determine students' reactions to and perceptions of required field-based experiences as a component of teacher training. Using a researcher-designed instrument, data were obtained from 140 undergraduate students at the conclusion of their directed teaching semester. The instrument measured five components of…

The research reported here examined constructs of field dependent or real-world versus field independent or text-driven modes of instruction. It was argued that the level of pedagogical clinical knowledge and reflective thinking among prospective Afro-American teachers differed not only in mode of instruction but in level of instructional emphasis…