ERIC Number: ED128302
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Apr
Pages: 25
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Study of the Employment Status of Block Program Graduates. Teacher Education Forum; Volume 4, Number 7.
Buffie, Edward G.
The Block Program is one of five major options at Indiana University, Bloomington, for students preparing to become elementary teachers. The project emphasizes team approach to instruction; flexibility of program; carefully articulated work with respect to preparation in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies; carefully articulated collegiate and field experiences in the schools; and student representation in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program. A questionnaire concerning employment status was administered to 1973, 1974, and 1975 graduates of the program. The results indicate that almost 85 percent of those seeking full-time teaching positions were successful. About 80 percent hold positions in public schools organized on a self-contained basis; 20 percent are in schools featuring team teaching or departmentalization. Personal initiative on the part of the candidate in finding a position was judged to be important but not as significant as had been rumored. Some areas of future study concerning the Block Program are discussed. (JMF)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Bureau of Educational Personnel Development (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Indiana Univ., Bloomington. School of Education.
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