Three special field-based student teaching projects at Indiana University which include on-site course work are briefly described. Data are presented that indicate that education majors at the university: (a) enroll in demanding, multiculturally oriented student teaching programs; (b) request and accept out-of-state placements in ethnic minority…

Data collected and analyzed in this study over a three-year period lend credence to the notion that professional judgment is a reliable and stable criterion variable for teacher education research. Participants included 209 student teachers, 131 classroom teachers, and 27 university teacher trainers. Student teachers were ranked according to their…