The Practicum in Teacher Education: The Iowa-UPSTEP Example.

Penick, John E.; And Others

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ406256

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

The Practicum in Teacher Education: The Iowa-UPSTEP Example.

Penick, John E.; And Others

Teaching Education, v2 n2 p73-79 Win 1988

The model Iowa-UPSTEP (Undergraduate Preservice Science Teacher Education Program) practicum series of field experiences at the University of Iowa is described. Participants begin in elementary schools (to change their behaviors away from the traditional teacher-centered science classroom) and progress to full student teaching in a science student-teacher center. (SM)

Descriptors: College Students, Demonstration Programs, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Practicums, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Education, Science Teachers, Student Development, Student Experience, Student Teaching

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A