This follow-up study investigated teacher attitude change over one preservice and three in-service years. The most significant finding was that professional preparation is a more critical variable affecting teacher attitudes than several years of post-graduate teaching experience. (Author/GK)

Are there different evaluative perceptions among groups of student teachers completing a variety of special and demanding student teaching projects? Are satisfaction levels higher or lower for pre-service teachers who serve in ethnic minority communities? This exploratory 1975 study attempted to answer those questions by focusing on possible…

Examines the expressed orientations toward education of: preservice teachers who opted to participate in student teaching programs in minority settings; preservice teachers who selected conventional student teaching placements; and inservice (cooperating/supervising) teachers who serve minority or mainstream settings. (Author/RK)

A year-long, clustered student teaching program is examined over a two-year period for influence upon pre-service teacher attitudes toward education. The Educational Preference Scale is used in a pre- and post-design, and results are interpreted with reference to the theory of cognitive dissonance. Discusses the relationship between educational…

Interviews with 32 British and Irish supervisors of U.S. student teachers produced several suggestions for improving the preparation component of overseas practicum placements. Suggestions related to planning and preparation for teaching, basic teacher preparation courses, cultural preparation, content, arrangements and logistics, teacher image…

Presented is data amassed from 200 participants in a successful overseas student teaching program run by Indiana University. The data addresses how stateside student teaching helps or hinders subsequent teaching practicum experiences in overseas nations. Suggested are steps which can eliminate or minimize difficulties encountered by student…

Elementary and secondary school student teachers were tested before, during, and after their teaching experiences to determine if there were changes in their concerns about teaching. Three categories of concerns, each with eight items, were ranked: methods concerns, pertaining to instructional skills and content knowledge; cultural concerns,…