CATALOG 1952-1953


 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

 GENERAL STATEMENT
 A major responsibility of the College of Education has been, and will continue to
be, to develop a sufficient number of competent people to man the schools of the State.
A second major aim is the improvement of the quality of teaching.
 Undergraduate and graduate training of pre-service and in-service teachers and
administrators comprises instruction, observation, and participation in administration,
supervision, curriculum, guidance, philosophy, psychology, research, methods in special
subject fields, and student teaching in the Laboratory School and in off-campus centers.
All work in the College is geared to the needs of the public schools.

 THE P. K. YONGE LABORATORY SCHOOL
 The program of the School from the kindergarten through the twelfth grade is de-
signed to serve as a guide and example of effective school practices in order to lead the
State toward improving total school programs. Pre-service teachers study principles and
practices in the School and make plans to adapt these practices to their future teaching
situations. By studying the program of the School, in-service teachers develop improved
practices. The School serves as a source of research and as a medium for the advance-
ment of the findings of research. Graduate students utilize the School program for
learning and for adding to existing educational theory and practice.

 COUNSELING AND PERSONNEL SERVICES
 To assist students in their educational and vocational planning and to insure the
induction of the very best teachers into the schools of Florida, the College has provided
guidance and personnel service. In the office of the Counselor the student finds the
complete record of his past academic work and of his planning to date. He encounters
a friendly and sympathetic attitude and is given time and help in making wise choices
and effective plans.
 One of the problems which students often encounter is the problem of planning a
sequence of courses which will give them the best training possible for a particular field
of work and which will at the same time enable them to meet state certification require-
ments. Sometimes students will need advice and help in determining whether or not
the occupational choice which they have made is the one which has the most advantages
for them.
 Counseling services include: (a) the undergraduate counseling office, (b) the
graduate counseling office (Office of Graduate Studies in Education), and (c) the
teacher placement office.
 TEACHER PLACEMENT BUREAU
 The Teacher Placement Bureau is a service agency for both former students of
the University and public school officials. Up-to-date records are kept on registrants
who are available for positions and on educational administrative and teaching vacancies
that are reported to the Bureau. The Placement Bureau is vitally interested in helping
graduates of the College of Education to secure positions in which they can render
maximum service to the field of Education. The services of the Bureau are free of
charge. Persons who wish to avail themselves of this service should communicate with
the Teacher Placement Bureau, P. K. Yonge building.