This monograph traces the development of field-based teacher education in the U.S., from the first state-supported normal school (1839) to the present questions of control and the dual system of standards of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Some of the topics reported on are associations and unions, competency-based teacher education, local needs, teacher centers, reciprocity systems, and economic problems. The extensive appendixes provide the reader with reference material for better understanding the text. They are "Standard VI--Professional Laboratory Experiences"; "Constitution of the CITE Project"; and "Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel Contract." (LP)