Developed by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, this manual provides Child Protective Service (CPS) supervisors with a conceptual framework for practice and offers specific practice-oriented advice on how to effectively carry out supervisory functions. The manual focuses on building a foundation for effective service delivery, the…

The traditional goals of teacher education programs in Canada are preparing teachers who can work within existing school systems, who are knowledgeable in subject areas, and who have skills in various teaching techniques. These goals are at variance with the recognized need on the part of the schools for teachers who can integrate theory and…

The preservice program at University of Southern Alabama's College of Education is specifically designed to include early field experiences that: (1) incorporate university faculty and cooperating teacher supervision; (2) provide opportunities for observing and teaching mildly handicapped mainstreamed children in local school districts; (3) assess…

The focus of the literature in this review is on schools of education and teacher educators. References are included on major works on the topics, and central questions and issues are raised. The factors which make it difficult to arrive at consensus about the quality of teaching in higher education are outlined along with various definitions of…

This report summarizes responses to an 84-item survey completed by 536 of 994 randomly selected graduates of Michigan State University. The sample includes graduates of five teacher preparation programs (regular, cluster, and overseas student teaching, elementary intern, and competency-based four enrollment periods. The report also reviews…

A survey was undertaken by Delaware County Community College's (Pennsylvania) Hotel/Restaurant Management program: (1) to provide students with local up-to-date information regarding the lodging industry in the Greater Philadelphia area; and (2) to provide information regarding necessary skills as perceived by the managers for the purpose of…

EVIDENCE IS CITED TO DISPUTE THE BELIEF THAT MORE TEACHER EDUCATION AUTOMATICALLY LEADS TO GREATER PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT. SOME STUDIES HAVE SHOWN LITTLE OR NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER KNOWLEDGE AND PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUBJECT MATTERS, AND BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF PREPARATION A TEACHER HAS HAD ALSO HAS VERY LITTLE EFFECT ON PUPIL…

PROJECT "TEACH" WAS ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS OF THE DISADVANTAGED. IN THE AREA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, SEVERAL GOALS WERE SET AND MET. (1) PROFESSORS OF SECONDARY EDUCATION WERE ASSISTED IN CHANGING CURRICULUM AND INCREASING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CULTURE OF POVERTY BY INSTITUTING ON-SITE COURSES IN METHODS…

INFORMATION ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND ARRANGEMENTS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE SCHOOL-COLLEGE RELATIONSHIPS IN TEACHER EDUCATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION. THE REPORT IS DEVOTED TO DESCRIPTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES, OF COOPERATIVE VENTURES ESTABLISHED DURING 1964-65, AND OF MODELS FOR…

Volume 4 of a nine volume report on a national survey (33 states) of the media and materials needs of special education teachers and students presents a statistical analysis of the media and materials development needs of the following groups: teachers of the severely retarded, the trainable, and the severely or multiply handicapped; supervisors…

A field-based program involving intern development helps to ensure cooperation between public schools and colleges of education. This article focuses on the description of a teacher internship model as being the most favorable means of establishing a program that not only qualifies the candidate for certification but also develops and proves his…

This manual for supervisory instructors documents the goals, methods, and operation of the BASIC Instructional Program (BIP), an interactive problem-solving laboratory that teaches elementary programming in the BASIC language. The first two sections describe features of BIP that may be of interest to the supervisor, especially the individualized…

The State University of New York at Buffalo and the Maryvale School System cooperated in planning and developing an intensive one-year graduate teacher preparation program that provides the total sequence for certification. A clinical team (consisting of university coordinator, "in school" coordinator appointed by the school, and…

CONCERN OVER UNFILLED DOCTORAL POSITIONS IN TEACHER EDUCATION AND SUPERVISION IN ENGLISH PROMPTED THE CONFERENCE ON ENGLISH EDUCATION TO SPONSOR A SURVEY OF 97 RECIPIENTS OF THE DOCTORATE IN "ENGLISH EDUCATION." EACH WAS ASKED (1) TO INDICATE DUTIES AND THE TYPE, SPECIALIZATION, AND INSTITUTION OF HIS DOCTORATE, (2) TO EVALUATE THE RELEVANCE OF…

The findings of a survey questionnaire given to student teachers at the University of Iowa are presented. The most notable conclusions from this study are: (1) motivating disinterested students, handling disciplinary problems, and evaluating pupil progress were the sources of greatest concern during the student teaching experience; (2) students…