Some predictions about credentialism, types and motives of students, technology, and the learner as producer in nontraditional education. (Editor/PG)

The primary responsibility of the communication internship is to provide the opportunity for students to apply classroom learning on the job with academic and the professional guidance. An examination of the internship programs at two universities (university "A" and "B") demonstrates how such programs can become ineffective.…

The Early Adolescent Block Program is offered by St. Cloud State University (Minnesota) to prepare prospective teachers for successful teaching in middle level schools. The program is a response to a Minnesota law which requires elementary or secondary school teachers wishing to teach middle school to take an additional number of courses geared…

This manual, intended for community agency personnel who supervise students in undergraduate field placements, presents suggestions to aid the supervisor in providing the student with a valuable and rewarding experience which will also be of value to the agency. Issues are presented in sections reflecting the common sequence of events in a…

Providing effective feedback and supervision for student teachers is an important area of concern. The two primary sources of feedback, the cooperating teacher and the university supervisor, are somewhat limited in scope. At the same time, various approaches used successfully with experienced classroom teachers have been rarely tried with student…

The project described brings together three different problems in education. First, there is the frequently cited need for better-trained teachers. The second problem is the school district's constant requirement for competent substitute teachers. The third problem is the need for closer ties between the school district and a local university. The…

Although many school psychology programs use university-based clinics as field placements for school psychology students, there is little information in the literature on how these clinics are organized, administered, and funded or on the nature, duration, and sequencing of clinic field experiences. A national telephone survey of 71 directors of…

Reports on one effort to help teachers utilize their local community resources in the educational programs of the local schools. From a list of over 400 participating business and industrial firms and individuals, teachers receive only those names for which they have immediate curricular need. (Author/WM)

Describes a counseling program, CREST (Clinical Regional Support Teams), where teams of volunteer couseling practicum students and undergraduate tutors, led by paid counselor education doctoral interns, operate in six communities, providing diagnostic, counseling, tutoring and consultation services for some 200 juvenile delinquents. (Author/HMV)

Describes an eight-session course in marriage communication offered by the counseling department of a university. Each weekly meeting focused on a melodramatic script which dealt with a single type of marital conflict. Graduate students served as group leaders. Results were positive for both trainees and couples. (HMV)

The Program for Alternative Careers in Education of Lehman College (New York) is described. Since its beginning in February 1973, it has functioned to prepare undergraduate college juniors and seniors for careers as educators in the widest possible variety of educational institutions, including public and private human service institutions, social…

Analytical view of a major interdisciplinary experimental program. (Editor)

Beginning with an historical description of the development of the principalship, this monograph gives a comprehensive analysis of both current and evolving training programs for principals. Given particular attention are field-based training programs and administrative internships, particulary the National Association of Secondary School…

This guide is intended to assist adults working with youth in projects to improve the natural environment of their communities. Two types of environmental projects are described: (1) information projects and (2) work projects. Information projects involve youth in gathering information and then communicating it to the public and to community…

A post-baccalaureate, single-subject program for future secondary school teachers is described. This program contains the following features: (1) it is operated by a team composed of a teacher education department leader, faculty from other departments, master teachers, administrators, community persons, and candidates for the teaching profession;…