"Partners Transforming Education: School-University-Community," is a project of the Wright State University College of Education and Human Services (Ohio). The model brings together representatives of the PreK-12 sector, the university at large, and the community to work collaboratively in building a program that will prepare more…

This monograph deals with situations in which an intern must be withdrawn from teacher education. It is about those who, for whatever reasons, are not suited to be teachers. Withdrawal from internship represents a major adjustment in career orientation and is intertwined with one's confidence and feelings of worth. The manner in which this process…

The clinical faculty role is a new role for supervising or cooperating teachers that has evolved in the Division of Teacher Education at Western New Mexico University, producing dramatic changes in the design of the student teaching field experience. Clinical faculty are master teachers who supervise student teachers during their field…

Presents an analysis and evaluation of a fictitious case study of a student teacher using cooperative learning in a global studies class. Includes comments and suggestions made by 10 teachers who also reviewed the case study. Discusses eight "probe questions" that focus on content decisions, teacher control, and equity. (CFR)

Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, launched a collaborative partnership effort with four public school districts in an effort to refine existing teacher education methods and explore alternative methods. Student teachers were called "teacher interns," which generated an increased professional attitude from both the…

This third-party evaluation report, presented in six sections, begins with an introductory section on the procedures used to evaluate the Bilingual Human Services Educational Consortium. (The consortium, a one-year college level program, prepares underemployed and unemployed Franco-Americans for paraprofessional human service jobs.) Also described…

The number of women occupying managerial positions in the U.S. is relatively small, but it rose 47% from 1,321,000 in 1970 to 1,942,000 in 1976. Circumstances contributing to this rise are enforcement of legal sanctions against discrimination and women's increased educational attainment. This report describes a continuing education workshop series…

Within a program of training system evaluation, optimal training system development cannot occur without evaluation development, and evaluation cannot be very effective in the absence of an optimal approach to training system development. Therefore, the goal of the Community Affairs Training Evaluation (CATE) project was to develop a set of…

A request was made to prepare a bulletin setting forth as clearly as possible the duties and responsibilities of school boards of small cities and towns, their methods of work, and such other matters as would be helpful to such boards in the successful performance of their important duties. In response to this request, the study presented in this…

East Carolina University (North Carolina) and Pitt County Schools (North Carolina) have developed the Model Clinical Teaching Program (MCTP), to introduce preservice, inservice, and methods faculty to the information "superhighway." The project focuses on the what, how, and why of technologies as they relate to classrooms, in the public…

This bulletin deals with the establishment of selected administrative and specialized service positions primarily from the standpoint of State statutes. The investigation is centered on an analysis of State constitutional and statutory provisions that authorize selected administrative and specialized service positions. Administrative and…

Twelve North Carolina colleges and universities received state funds to support 3-year pilot programs related to clinical teaching in teacher education. Descriptions of the 12 programs, collectively known as the Model Clinical Teaching Network, are given in this report. These pilot projects include one or more of the following features: use of…

This article describes the implementation of a state-funded grant, the challenges that emerged, and the lessons learned. This yearlong grant, Technology[superscript 3], provided the resources for university faculty, teacher candidates, and cooperating teachers to integrate technology. Findings from the grant did not indicate significant changes in…

The past year has witnessed considerable progress in the field of Negro education, despite adverse conditions brought about by the war. Probably the most significant event of the year was the appointment in Texas of a State supervisor of rural Negro schools, whose salary and expenses are paid entirely by the State. Short terms, poor schoolhouses,…

Part 1 of the education directories for 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939 covers federal and state education agencies. U.S. Department of Interior Office of Education officials, principal state school officers, and county and other local superintendents are listed. Part 2 lists principal city school officers and Catholic parochial school superintendents.…