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Martin, Andrea K.; Hutchinson, Nancy L. – 1999
A Faculty of Education dramatically restructured its preservice teacher education program by putting experience first through introducing an extended fall-term practicum of 14 weeks. Focus group interviews were conducted with elementary and secondary teachers and administrators over a 3-year period, prior to and twice during the controversial…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Focus Groups
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Martin, Andrea K.; Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Whitehead, LeRoy E. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1999
Describes focus-group discussions involving teachers and principals participating in the restructuring of the Queen's University of Kingston teacher-education program, examining the new program's emphasis on experiential learning, discussing how the focus groups sought the views of school partners on four aspects of the program, and noting three…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs