School principals are agents of change in the implementation of education policies as they oversee accountability actions that serve to monitor and evaluate student achievement and identify the measures required. In Québec, where "results-based management" (RBM) is encouraged, the "professional learning community" (PLC)…

This handbook is intended for teachers who supervise special education practicum students in the K-12 special education program at the School of Education, the University of Colorado at Denver. It describes the processes, relationships, responsibilities, and skills students are expected to demonstrate during their practicum. Individual sections…

This paper presents a university practicum program in human services and outlines the human services field instruction policies for course instructors. An orientation to the Human Services Practicum is followed by a discussion of the student field placement process. A set of educational objectives is listed to provide the practicum student with…