Survey data from 222 student teachers at a small, liberal arts college were used to address the following three questions: Do university supervisors add value to the student teaching experience? Do student teachers distinguish between the roles played by supervisors and those played by cooperating teachers? How do student teachers characterise…

Preservice teachers want to interact with principals during clinical experiences and principals recognize the importance of fulfilling that wish. The problem is that both teacher and leadership preparation programs lack clear expectations regarding the principal's role with preservice teachers. In this article, the author suggests that teacher…

Using the Personal Teaching Efficacy Scale, a study investigated the comparative efficacy of six groups of educators with varying levels of experience. Efficacy scores were higher for experienced educators in some simulated classroom situations and for preservice students in others. No pattern of situation types resulted in differences among the…

A study examined the effectiveness of supervising teacher educators as perceived by new and returning vocational agriculture teachers in Ohio who participated in the inservice teacher education offered by the Department of Agricultural Education of The Ohio State University. The study was conducted in two parts: once in 1984 and again in 1986. A…