Clinical Teacher Education Guidelines. Report No. 9071.

Overview & Synopsis

This manual incorporates the Clinical Teacher Education Guidelines which grew out of a program of research studies conducted by the Research in Teacher Education (RITE) program from 1980 through 1985. Three major studies covering preservice, induction, and inservice contributed to a better understanding of the nature and effects of clinical teacher education--learning activities that occur in the classroom and school setting. Findings from the descriptive studies of preservice clinical teacher education and programs of induction indicated certain characteristics to be consistently associated with desired outcomes in terms of teacher education. The clinical teacher education guidelines presented here are based on those program characteristics. The papers reporting on the findings of the studies are included in the manual appendix. Materials on the five workshop sessions make up the bulk of the document. They include in each case an outline of session objectives, suggestions for the trainer, handouts to be used in the session, and overheads. (JD)