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Peer reviewedPage, Robert G.; Boulger, James G. – Journal of Medical Education, 1976
Based on questionnaire response from 105 medical schools (33 of which offer 3-year programs) the author concludes that the programs have been a productive and valuable medical educational experience, that more objective studies are needed to evaluate the products, and that they should remain an option. (JT)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Higher Education
Corcoran, Ellen – 1989
This paper addresses the specific areas of stress for graduate interns in programs that require a year-long internship as part of a post-baccalaureate course of study prior to certification. The focus is upon three categories of stress that contain issues and concerns which speak directly to questions about the impact of a program with a longer…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Economic Factors, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Hughes, Thomas M.; And Others – 1986
This study investigated the Center of Excellence Program (COE) comprised of 24 Lyndhurst and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Scholars at Memphis State University. The major purpose was to delineate personality characteristics prominent among the scholars who participated in a novel fifth year academic and clinical program for certification of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Personality Traits, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Effectiveness
Download full textJames, Terry L. – 1987
Two combined preparation and induction programs for teacher candidates at Memphis State University (Tennessee), the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program and the Lyndhurst program, utilize a mentoring approach to professional development for program interns and beginning teachers. Each candidate has two mentors: a pedagogical mentor from the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
James, Terry L.; And Others – 1987
This paper describes the process of recruiting high quality liberal arts graduates into teacher preparation programs at Memphis State University, Tennessee. The two graduate programs, the Master of Arts in Teaching and the Lyndhurst, both require full-time attendance, have lock-step delivery systems and extended internships, and are intensive. In…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Admission Criteria, Career Choice, Graduate Study
Monahan, William G. – 1986
The current circumstances in the teacher education profession provide the appropriate environment for much needed, effective change in the field. Serious and thoughtful exploration should be made of the length of teacher education programs, with 4- and 5-year programs evaluated and/or developed to provide substantive professional content for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History, Futures (of Society)
Covert, James R. – 1984
During the past ten years, a series of small studies have been conducted at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) to examine the influence of varying the length of the student teaching practicum on the self-concept of teachers and their motivation towards the profession. Measures of self-concept and motivation have been taken by student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Length
Lister, Robert; Lichtenstein, Stephen – 1983
A research study examined the extent and impact of one-year enrollments by 12th graders in 2-year secondary vocational programs in New Hampshire. Enrollment data from 1981-1982 and 1982-1983 school years from six rural Regional Centers were used for the sample. A review of current literature found that no other state has ever researched the…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Dropouts, Educational Research, Enrollment
Eberhard, Michael R. – 1978
Before outlining a proposal for a flexible trimester calendar to replace the traditional semester system at San Bernardino Community College, other alternatives such as the early semester, 4-1-4, and quarter systems are reviewed. The proposed trimester system, developed in accordance with the California Flexible Calendar and School Finance in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Courses, Program Development, Program Length
Freeland, Kent – 1980
This paper investigates the proper length of instruction in various curriculum areas. The 17th century educator, Johann Amos Comenius, believed that a teacher should be careful not to present too much for a child to learn. A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers. Some studies have shown that large deficits in…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational History, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades
DICKINSON, JAMES GARY – 1966
TO DETERMINE WHETHER RETENTION IN PUBLIC ADULT NIGHT SCHOOL PROGRAMS IS RELATED TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTICIPANTS OR TO THE LENGTH AND NATURE OF COURSES, THIS STUDY WAS MADE OF PATTERNS OF PARTICIPATION IN SUCH PROGRAMS IN WHITE ROCK, BRITISH COLUMBIA. DATA WERE DERIVED FROM 2075 REGISTRATION CARDS AND 98 COMPLETED ATTENDANCE…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Attendance, Average Daily Attendance, Evening Programs
THOMAS, ALAN M., ED. – 1968
A DIRECTORY IS PRESENTED OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN ADULT EDUCATION (INTERPRETED TO INCLUDE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, RURAL AND URBAN LEADERSHIP TRAINING, LABOR EDUCATION, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) IN CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, AND THE COMMONWEALTH AT LARGE. THE DEGREES OR CERTIFICATES…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Applicants, Degrees (Academic), Directories
Fleisher, Frederic – 1968
In this document on Swedish folk high schools, the history, philosophy, types of programs, backgrounds of past and present students, adjustment to a changing society, and the implications for the future, are presented. Reference is also made to the whole educational system and the relationship of folk schools in terms of their service,…
Descriptors: Folk Schools, History, National Programs, Program Descriptions
Enns, Abram; And Others – 1967
The purpose of the study was to assess the number of privately owned vocational schools, the occupations for which the schools train, and the extent of their enrollment and labor market placement. This study is the fourth dimension of a descriptive study encompassing formal vocational-technical education offerings in Alameda and Contra Costa…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Enrollment, Facilities, Job Placement
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1969
A compilation of statistical tables on adult basic education in the United States includes data on the following, broken down by region and state: number of students; number of students by grade level; number of students completing programs; number of students by sex, ethnic group, race, and age; selected hours membership statistics; hours of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Facilities, Financial Support
