The School University Teacher Education Center (SUTEC) began in 1966 a demonstration program for the comprehensive training of elementary teachers for the urban complex. Prospective teachers (525 during the 5-year project) begin their professional studies early in the college sequence in a typical large-city school and receive continued…

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between two aspects of higher education: the liberal arts and experiential learning. The thesis is that a combination of the traditional liberal arts objectives with the methods of experiential education can result in a strengthening of liberal education at a time when circumstances severely…

This two-part document provides an explanation and analysis of PROJECT MERGE and includes a handbook that provides an overview of the project's goals, implications, guidelines, and structures. Part 1 defines MERGE as an organized plan to integrate teaching knowledge with competencies in many areas to meet the needs of many different learning…

To provide an art education model outside traditional boundaries for experience and field work and to expand its teaching directions, William Paterson College has added rehabilitation and special education to its program. The program in art education was expanded and an experimental model prepared and developed for use in the New Jersey State…

The Personalized Experiential Preparation (PEP) program is a field-centered, competency-based teacher education model that offers an alternative route to professional preparation and certification for students at Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, Missouri. The program is individualized and flexible enough to allow each participant to set his own…

This study evaluated the first year of the Virgin Islands' Five Year Teacher-Trainee Program. The objectives of the program included a) provision of 100 degree-holding teachers for the Virgin Islands School System with specialized training in early childhood development and b) employment of 200 teacher trainees as classroom assistants for…

This anthology of articles and reports on micro-team teaching (a scaled down team teaching operation usually taking place in a single, self-contained classroom with two student teachers and one cooperating teacher) is divided into three sections. Section One, "An Overview of Micro-Team Teaching," discusses trends in the preservice phase of teacher…

The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has been operating a program of service-learning in resource development for student interns, public service agencies, and institutions of higher education since 1967. The objectives of the program are: (1) to give manpower assistance to agencies concerned with economic and social development; (2) to…

In an effort to bridge the gap between theory and practice, the Education Department of the College of Steubenville initiated the Early Experience Program to operate in conjunction with the required course of study for all full-time elementary education majors. The program places freshman through senior students in the classrooms of schools…

This training program has been developed to prepare teachers for working with children from culturally diverse backgrounds by providing early opportunities for classroom experience and direct relationships with pupils, teachers, administrators, parents, and citizens in urban communities. The program is based on self-discovery and…

The trend toward alternative programs and schools results from a broader understanding by educators of the need to tailor schools to the interests and needs of young people; and to the fact that students, parents, and citizens are demanding more relevant programs in a time of constant change. Many districts are striving for a comprehensive high…

The 1972 Distinguished Achievement Award Entry from Montclair State College, Montclair, New Jersey focuses on the preparation of secondary mathematics teachers for slow learners in the inner city. Twenty students participated in the 3-week field experience program. The first week consisted of on-campus seminars which explored teaching methods…

This program is the 1972 Distinguished Achievement Award Entry from Western Washington State College. This performance-based, field-centered program is located in six Seattle schools (K-12) which are ethnically, socially, and economically mixed. The participants complete the program in 2 quarters and on graduation are issued a provisional…

This report describes the internship scheme in Jamaica as a terminal experience following a period spent in the teacher's college acquiring substantive knowledge of the profession. Program emphasis is placed on laboratory and field experience as well as technical competence. Major features of internship include the development of a Teaching…

The 1971 Georgia Summer Governor's Intern Program was a pilot project to determine the validity of involving college students in a community-based service-learning internship context. Stated objectives of the program were: (1) to give immediate manpower assistance, through the work of students to agencies concerned with economic and social…