Seven mathematics teacher education programs are described. Two focus on the elementary level (Arizona State University, University of Houston); one concentrates on middle schools (University of Georgia); two deal with the secondary level (Illinois State University; University of Minnesota); and two represent statewide inservice efforts…

Providing effective student teaching field experiences involves formal governance and equal partnership between the cooperating teachers and college faculty. A program at Cleveland State University's College of Education provides: (1) a formal arrangement for joint governance by schools and the college; and (2) supervision by specially trained…

Examines several issues related to supervision in counselor clinical practice in rehabilitation including defining supervision, the purposes of supervision and selection, motivation, and evaluation of counselor supervisors. Provides suggestions for clarification of these issues. (RC)

A study attempted to discover the quality of multicultural instruction received by students in a preservice teacher education program. Results showed that the content of the instruction focused primarily on bias in instructional materials and secondarily on racism in schools and society. (JN)

The Community Learning Center Project, a multicultural training program, is presented as a successful model for the acquisition of culturally relevant social work practice competencies. Cultural pluralism is presented as the underlying framework for the project. The design and model of an evaluation study of the project are described. (Author/MLW)

Factors examined that influence field experience curricula include: the profession itself, institution, region, and students; the teaching/learning process; and three approaches to field instruction in social work education (apprenticeship, academic, and articulated methods). Costs, the field placement agency, and educational outcomes are…

A study of teacher attitudes towards prescriptive grammar instruction stresses the use of reinforcement as a teaching technique and reveals the importance of preservice and field experience programs geared to realistic presentation of practical classroom situations. (LH)

Although cooperative education may be uniquely American, other nations place great importance on relating work and education. Types of programs, calendars and schedules are reviewed, and global patterns are described. (Author/LBH)

Project Porvenir functions as a manpower resource for primary health care systems developing in rural New Mexico. By providing supervised interdisciplinary teams of students in medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, Porvenir increases the service capabilities of the facilities with which it is affiliated. (LBH)

Two pharmacy computer training laboratories were developed in Nebraska to facilitate student acquisition of computer skills for patient education prior to their clerkships at Nebraska Drug Information Network rural sites. Students' previous computer experience and computer use in delivering education during clerkships were assessed. Patterns in…

The teacher education program at the College of Education of Wichita State University (Kansas) connects the theoretical framework for multicultural education to participatory experience in which the teacher candidates consider the interaction of a child's home culture and school culture. (SLD)

A study compared performance on the Area Concentration Achievement Test in Social Work (ACAT) of 32 undergraduates who had nearly completed a field practicum and 38 who had not begun it. Results showed no difference in the groups' knowledge of social work professional foundation overall or in individual content areas. Other variables that could…

Discusses internship programs in teacher education, highlighting how the University of California San Diego's secondary internship credential program contributes to development and retention of secondary teachers. The internship provides an intense relationship among novices, skilled professionals, and research faculty. Evaluation of the program…

Examined the vision of student teaching in the Bank Street College for Reading and Literacy Program and the advisor's role in this process. Data from surveys of program alumnae, student feedback forms, student-advisor conferences, and weekly conference groups indicated that advisor roles included prospector, dramaturge, coach, and negotiator.…

The article describes the Social Studies Professional Semester at the State University of New York at Albany as a capstone experience for prospective secondary social studies teachers. Promoting development of critical rather than technical rationality in beginning teachers, it encourages a realistic perspective on the context and processes of…