This study is an examination of early childhood preservice teachers' kindergarten internship experiences to identify the supportive and challenging conditions for their learning and explore in what ways those conditions are productive or unproductive for them, based on ecological perspective as a theoretical framework. Qualitative data were…

This article explores the place of teacher dispositions in English teacher preparation by contextualizing the issue of dispositions in English teacher preparation. This allows consideration for the importance of developing professional dispositions during English teacher preparation by recognizing that various stakeholders (teacher educators,…

Discusses the role of the college supervisor in the student teacher segment of teacher education programs and stresses the need for and importance of the position and the necessity to make it more professional. (MB)

An experiment conducted with student teachers to see if instruction in Vimcet materials and actual classroom experience would significantly change their preferences for learning objectives produced no statistically significant change but did show a gain in mean "Instructional Objectives Preference List" (IPOL) scores. (MB)

Results of a statewide study on student teaching programs in Indiana indicated that school supervisors needed help in improving the quality of on-site supervision. One improvement strategy was the use of school supervisor evaluation as an inservice tool. (JN)

Twenty concerns of directors of laboratory experiences for preservice students are rank-ordered. (MJB)

Arguments for microteaching as part of an introductory methods course are presented, and the role of the supervisor in setting up and conducting a microteaching laboratory is explored. (JMF)

A rationale is presented for Early Field Experience (EFE) to support the traditional student teaching segment of preservice teacher education, arguing that EFE will provide the student with more practical experience, acquired at a more natural pace, on which to base career decisions. (MB)

A student teacher evaluation instrument of the characteristics most valued in their university supervisor is presented as one way of answering the question: Who will guard the guardians? (MB)

Illustrates that stress in student teaching can cause both positive and negative reactions. Two hypothetical examples demonstrate how stress causes growth and self-development in one case and pushes a person beyond the adaptive range in the other case. Concludes that a university supervisor is necessary to help modify those reactions. (TRS)