Describes a recent innovative pilot project in teacher education wherein undergraduate education students were offered experiences expanding their concept of the dynamics of child development and of their perceptions of self and their own roles. (JM)

Tabulation of questionnaire responses reveals many institutions favor part-time field work, coordinated with academic studies. Lack of empirical support for value of full-time internships indicates need for states to be cautious regarding structure of field work experiences in certification requirements. Data tables. (CJ)

Describes adaptation of field placement offered at Elmhurst College which helps student gain self confidence, self-reliance. Offers opportunity for vocational exploration with salary, possibility of academic credit. (CJ)

An experiential educational model at the University of Lethbridge is described that allows for both employment and volunteer experiences, involves the awarding of academic credits and places the onus on the student to document the relationship between field experience and academic program. (Author/MLW)

Study of preservice students who evaluated their performance as student aides found female aides in elementary classroom settings evaluated their performance significantly less favorably than did their cooperative teachers. No significant differences existed between self-evaluations of male and female aides in elementary schools. It was found that…

The pros and cons of laboratory vs. field-based research are debated, and a university-based model program for research at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro into mainstreaming in physical education is described. (JN)

Many law students believe theory and practice do not have much to do with one another, and are more interested in practice. The theory/practice (traditionalist/clinical) dichotomy is devisive and destructive, and the two sides are challenged to come to terms with it for the sake of the profession and society. (MSE)

A study of 110 students who were completing their third year of a teaching certificate course showed that the students who had taken a course in behavior modification received higher grades in teaching performance than did the control group. (FG)

The level of specificity of objectives and content in field education programs are described, the structure and function of monitoring and evaluation systems are analyzed, and a framework for modularizing field education content to achieve a high degree of precision in teaching and learning is proposed. (Author/MLW)

This study examined the moral growth effects on 18 college students of year-long participation in ACTION, a volunteer antipoverty program. While scores on the Defining Issues Test did not indicate increased moral growth, students generally viewed their agency learning experience more positively than their university classes. (Author/SJL)