This study examined the learning of teacher candidates taking a language arts course in a special-educator preparation program and that of the second graders they tutored in a supervised field component of the course. Teacher candidates' knowledge of literacy instruction was assessed using five knowledge tasks; children were assessed on several…

This study is based on data collected during 6 years (12 semesters) in the secondary science methods courses at an urban university in Southern California. The secondary science credential candidates were teaching on emergency permits or internship credentials in local urban secondary schools. They taught science during the day and pursued their…

A purpose-built blend of teaching and learning activities was used with trainee teachers on a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) course, and subsequently evaluated in a cyclical action research study, over a period of two years. The purpose of the blend was to engender the formation of a learning community, by giving them access to each…

Dutch universities have assisted universities in the third world and have helped to further the development of these countries. This report concerns a Catholic University, Nijmegen project relating to "Adat" or popular law in Indonesia. The aims were to build up the national law of Indonesia. (Author/PG)

Many things happen when human services education is a part of the school. Not only do the students and recipient institutions benefit, the school and community feel the good effects, too. (Editor)

This paper reports use of field work in a university family course in which most students were not social science majors. (Editor)

A discussion of the issues related to the acceptability of off-campus experiential learning and suggestions for dealing with them. (Editor)

The study reported here investigated the relationship between early field experiences and the concerns of students preparing to become teachers. (CS)

This paper describes an educational experiment with the placement of second year students in field settings in the United Kingdom. (Editor/KE)

With the conceptual model designed around the urban public and private school setting and its specific teaching strategies, this field-based teacher preparation program covers appropriate methodology in reading/language arts, social studies, and science. Students are afforded the opportunity of integrating content, theory, and practice into a…

Since the teaching force for the 1970s will be predominantly stable, the need of teacher education for the future is not preservice education but inservice. The primary responsibility for inservice education is with public school educators. But this is in no way a disclaimer that other agencies have responsibility. Traditional methods, such as a…

In this study 65 preservice physical education teachers were randomly assigned to a variable, semi-variable, and non-variable field experience group. All subjects completed observational, instructional, and student teaching field experiences. The variable group completed experiences in urban and suburban schools at different educational levels.…