This paper assesses the state of current practicum arrangements in five suburban school systems in Massachusetts and presents recommendations regarding the practicum from persons concerned with the preparation of teachers. Three different but parallel questionnaires were devised for cooperating teachers, student teachers, and college supervisors.…

This paper evaluates data collected by the New England Program for Teacher Education (NEPTE) in order to propose guidelines for school/college student teaching partnerships. Related document (SP 005 852), "A Survey on Student Teaching Practices," presents data collected on current practicum arrangements and recommendations regarding the…

At the request of the school committee of that town, this bureau made last spring a comprehensive survey of the schools of Winchester, Massachusetts, a residential suburban town near the city of Boston. The report of the findings of the committee making the survey, together with constructive criticisms and recommendations for the improvement of…