The authors surveyed student teachers in a yearlong internship and their peers in a traditional semester-long internship to compare perceptions across different practice teaching experiences. All participants were enrolled in the same university and were similar across gender, age, ethnicity, and undergraduate educational experiences. The students…

This article reports that some graduate programs are switching from comprehensive qualifying exams to portfolios compiled by doctoral candidates. Five years ago the graduate program at the University of Kansas' history department was like many others--filled with small cohorts of anxious, fearful procrastinators. Doctoral students were taking an…

WHEN A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO 367 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF CURRENT INVOLVEMENT AND PROJECTIONS FOR FUTURE INVOLVEMENT IN LESS THAN BACCALAUREATE DEGREE TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, 282 INSTITUTIONS (76.8 PERCENT) RESPONDED. APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF THE RESPONDENTS OFFERED NO TECHNICAL PROGRAMS, AND TWO-FIFTHS…

Variable junior high school schedules were developed to inject variety and expanded course offerings in the traditional daily schedule. This report collects tables, figures, and diagrams to explain the Racine, Wisconsin, junior high school variable scheduling plan. Sample student schedules, programs of studies, the rotation cycle, and comparisons…

This study compared academic performance of students in two lengths of trade and industrial education programs at the secondary level (three-hour blocks in first and second years versus two hours in first and three hours in second). There was not sufficient evidence to support one program configuration over another. (JOW)

Important issues related to the improvement of teacher education are discussed. Internal characteristics of current programs should be considered before reaching the conclusion that extended programs are necessary. (MT)

Data demonstrate than an Interim Term program possesses significant potential for adding to the breadth and general education dimension of a student's college learning experience. (Author)

A new idea is one that has more than two or three meetings. This is the multisession workshop. Effective training can be accomplished in this way. (MR)

As an alternative to basing course length on a quarter or semester schedule, course division into modules of smaller duration is defended. (JO)

This study describes special education alternative route (AR) teacher preparation programs. The authors developed a national database of programs and collected information on program sponsorship, length and intensity, features, and participant demographics. Most of the 235 programs in the database were in states that had significant shortages of…

A case is made for maintaining teacher education at the undergraduate level. This paper outlines the core arguments used by contemporary proponents of extended teacher preparation programs, and identifies which of these arguments are recurrent themes from earlier rationales. The validity of the arguments is also assessed. Some of the hidden costs…

This study was designed to measure how the length of the school day affects the academic achievement of kindergarten children. A total of 189 kindergarten children were divided into two groups. The study group consisted of 131 children from five classes who attended class for a full school day, and the control group consisted of 58 children from…

The annual report of the resident tutor (Jamaica) for the University of the West Indies describes and evaluates courses and programs sponsored by the Department of Extra-Mural Studies between August 1968 and July 1969, and makes mention of attendance figures and response. Topics for courses and seminars included training in various job skills,…