Most midwestern state college and university teacher education programs are establishing early field experience programs for students. This experience is often made a distinct element of the teacher education program and is required of all students. (CJ)

Describes and evaluates an independent travel-study program at Western Illinois University and examines ways in which travel-study programs can benefit students in college level geography programs. In addition, presents suggestions for improving college level geography programs, including renewing the commitment to a world-oriented regional…

Elementary teacher candidates were pretested and posttested with the Graves Design Judgment Test. Of five approaches to analyzing change, only one, a transformation of posttest divided by pretest expressed in percentage, yielded significance. The hypothesis that a sculpture workshop and field experience would result in greater gains was not…

Greater learner satisfaction with program, instructor, and self-performance within the program is fostered by a cooperative learning structure rather than by an individualistic structure, as shown by this study. The use of appropriate cooperative learning structures within continuing education programs is suggested. (Author/GSK)

Most nursing assistant programs place emphasis primarily on the cognitive and psychomotor aspects of the student's education. The school must focus on career exploration to meet fully its responsibility for helping students prepare for work. (JOW)

The amount of learning will be primarily affected by the quality of the student's questioning. If the student is passive, the internship will become only a part-time job or a training experience. But if the student is an active, constructive questioner, he/she will be participating in the central mission of higher education. (LRA)

Among the findings reported in this national study of student teaching management in agricultural education was that the length of the student teaching period varied from 6 to 18 weeks. The number of hours the student was expected to spend teaching high school students varied from 20 to 360 hours. (LRA)

The Lucia Mar (California) school system turned to a high school industrial arts class when no money could be found to construct a needed administration building. The project provided a new building, at half the cost of conventional construction, and valuable job training for many secondary students. (Author/WD)

The subject of this opinion forum is the problem of student teacher placement into increasingly recalcitrant school systems. (LH)

A semester course at the law school of the University of North Carolina offers a unique experiment in controlled clinical legal education. It combines a thorough survey and analysis of major legal and constitutional issues in criminal sentencing with a broad exposure to courts and correction agencies and opportunities for students to take part in…

Describes a cooperative program in which university engineering and business classes participate in business-sponsored projects. (MLH)

Describes Mills College's graduate-level teacher credential program, addressing the appropriateness of student teaching placements in relation to the aims and ideology of the teacher education program and examining the four dimensions of fieldwork as a learning context (nested learning, blending principles, safety, and reflective focus).…

Describes the "It Takes a Valley" program, which provides future teachers extensive early field experience and opportunities to develop strategies for success in high-needs schools. The program emphasizes collaboration, service learning, and student cohorts. Data from participants' journals and formal evaluations indicate that the…

Discusses the human dimensions of Washington Internships for Students of Engineering (WISE) program learning about the relationship between engineering and public policy. Describes modes of engineering and government interaction. Presents the demographic data and current employment of students selected during the first 10 years of the program. (YP)

Field experience for prospective teachers contributes to both image-building and learning to teach. Negative and positive outcomes are discussed, as well as issues related to designing educational field experiences. (IAH)