An innovative administrator preparation program based on guidelines established by national boards and commissions is described in this paper. The California State University, Fresno, administrator education curriculum was reorganized by faculty and an advisory committee of 11 superintendents to meet the needs of local school districts. The…

A university/secondary school collaboration (Glassboro State College/Paulsboro School District, New Jersey) program that preplanned the field-based experiences of educational administration students is described in this report. The collaboration occurred between a college supervisor for the field-based experiences required in a Secondary Methods…

This manual provides information on the practicum program offered by Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) for students in its therapeutic recreation program. Sections I and II outline the rationale and goals for providing practical, on-the-job work experiences for therapeutic recreation students. Section III specifies MVCC's responsibilities…

This article describes the Executive High School Internship Program which is an educational developmental experience that permits the qualified high school student to enter, on a full-time basis, the top-management level of the world of work in a real rather than a theoretical way. (Author)

Hunter College (of the City University of New York) TTT program developed a field-based Teacher Education Program. The Harlem and the New York Public Schools constitute the learning environment where education professors, undergraduates, and cooperating teachers explore teaching approaches, needs and ideas. (Author/EJT)

The Teacher as Software Developer is the name of a program integrating technology instruction, curriculum, and field experiences in teacher preparation. In an introductory education course for all undergraduate education students, a required technology lab links to a one-day-a-week prepracticum. Preservice students produce a Web site or…

Oregon and Arkansas are developing local leadership personnel through extern programs. Graduate coursework is combined with field experiences to meet State certification for local vocational directors. (MW)

The Mentor Teacher Project, initiated in 1985, involved the development and implementation of a new field component into the Academic Learning Teacher Education Program at Michigan State University. The field component, piloted with the Academic Learning students in the class of 1987, was subsequently revised and its impact on the class of 1988…

A pilot program, the Professional Growth Experience (PGE), was designed and implemented by teacher educators from three Wisconsin teacher education programs to improve the guidance skills of cooperating teachers during their actual supervision of student teachers. Each PGE seminar enrolls no more than 10 currently engaged cooperating teachers and…

A study explored the perceptions of 155 early field experience (EFE) elementary education majors who were in one of six sections of a reading methods course at a midwestern university. Responses to an open-ended final examination question at the end of three consecutive semesters asked students to describe and evaluate the classroom reading…

This study sought to establish a descriptive base for the teaching performances of physical education trainees as they progress through a teacher education program. A behavioral teacher evaluation system was developed which includes 11 teacher response classes and 8 student response classes. The project training course included four courses which…

A description is given of the Social Studies Professional Semester at the State University of New York at Albany, a program attempting to provide the elements necessary for the development of reflective teaching. The 16-week program is designed to reduce the separation between clinical field experiences and professional education studies for…

Both the Holmes Group report and the Carnegie Commission report have substantiated a need for restructuring teacher training within several similar parameters. Many of the suggestions from the two reports are similar to established practices for restructuring teacher education that were developed and implemented by National Teacher Corps,…

Research about student attitudes toward preservice teaching experience focused on two primary questions: (1) What do undergraduate education students expect from early field experiences? and (2) What underlying construct can be inferred from these expectations which may be useful in shaping future experiences? Two types of data were collected from…

Designed for university educators, a 34-item checklist for improving the quality of student internships and field experiences is provided. The content of the checklist is based upon comprehensive evaluation results gathered from post-internship students, agency personnel, and university staff. Topics on planning for seminar experiences and field…