A report is given of a conference which recommended changes in the manner in which new teachers are inducted into the schools in Massachusetts. The focus of the conference was on mentoring programs. The basic philosophy of the conferees was that an effective mentoring program must be a communal enterprise, drawing upon and fostering a collegiality…

This handbook is intended to assist students, cooperating practitioners, and university supervisors who are involved in practicums for business education majors in Massachusetts. Policies for Suffolk University's student teaching practicum are outlined. Provided next are instructions and various reports and evaluation forms for student teachers…

The purpose of the American Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Teaching, as stated in its constitution, is "to promote the teaching of agriculture and to devise ways and means for increasing the efficiency of such instruction in elementary and secondary schools and in colleges and universities." The time is opportune perhaps…