The Teacher Center at Portland Community College was established for several reasons. First, driving between campus and the out-of-town sites for student teacher supervision was too costly for Oregon State University faculty. Secondly, it was thought that the preparation of teachers should include experiences in schools outside a single local area…

Recognizing the need to reinforce methods courses with realistic perceptions of the secondary classroom, the Business Education Department at Shippensburg State College implemented, in September 1972, an integrated methods block including field experiences. The program has three primary objectives. The first objective is to provide business…

The Bilingual-Bicultural Education Program of the Institute of American Studies attempts to develop the sensitivity and skill needed to teach and work in cross-cultural settings. The course of study includes both the modern curricula and methodology involved in the teaching of language and the social and cultural forces inherent in language.…

During the 1969-70 school year, this program assisted 51 women in becoming qualified, certified teachers of young children. All were college graduates in fields other than education and most of them mothers in the over 30 age bracket. Funded by EPDA, this intensive teacher preparation program incorporated two major features--open education for…

Administrative reading personnel need a special program of course work and field experience to prepare them for their roles. Besides the basic developmental and remedial reading courses, the specialist trainee should also take courses in curriculum theory, statistical analysis and research design, dynamics of instructional groups, administrator…

This paper proposes a new kind of educational institution, the Human Services Institute (HSI), which would offer an action oriented work-study program of flexible duration to prepare young people for professions in the human services such as health, education, welfare, law, guidance, social work, therapy, urban planning, and public service. Such…

The objectives of the Northern Colorado Outdoor Nature Center Project are to: (1) develop an outdoor nature center and an environmental education laboratory; (2) develop multidiscipline curriculum guides for grades K-12; (3) assist teachers in developing skills necessary to teach effectively in the outdoor setting; and (4) develop student…

This paper presents an inner-city, elementary teacher education program which focused upon a) the acquisition of teaching techniques and skills in the urban learning setting, b) the learning of theory together with reinforced practice in functional field experiences, c) the reinforcement of principles of child growth and development through direct…

This innovative, individualized program at Madonna College is based on a systems approach to learning. The primary objective of this program is providing the students with specific competency goals and helping them to acquire these goals. The most important component of the program is a selected list of critical competencies based upon a model of…

Current trends in teacher education are characterized by programs designed to emphasize approaches to learning which are competency based, field centered, and individualized. Presently few colleges and universitites have progressed very far in the development and implementation of these innovative teacher education programs. This study presents…

The Study examines the influence of student community-involvement on raising the level of student interest in social and political activities. (Author/DE)

Describes a college-initiated program which provides part-time jobs for physical education majors. The participating students gain practical experience as they pursue their academic work. (JD)

Reports a classroom experiment by future teachers at the University of Iowa to compare a traditional teacher-managed method of instruction to a student-managed method. Subject matter was a data processing unit of a secondary school bookkeeping course. No significant differences in student achievement scores were found. (MF)

Emerging field experience trends are analyzed, and five models of the classroom teacher educator are presented. Alternative governance arrangements are identified, and different types of contractual agreements described. (JD)

A study of the costs and effectiveness of summer field courses in geology is presented. (M DR)