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Beginning teachers often identify the school principal as a key figure for support and guidance. Few teacher education conceptual models exist that significantly integrate the building principal into the clinical experiences of teacher candidates. The call for more deliberate principal involvement in preservice arises in regard to teacher attrition and retention concerns. Having the principal engage in active mentoring during preservice may positively address these issues by providing a more complete socialization and enculturation process into today’s context of schooling. A new conceptual model of collaboration (three supports for preservice teacher: mentor, university supervisor, and principal) was presented to include the principal with the preservice teacher, university supervisor, and cooperating teacher in a community of practice for teacher preparation.

In this article, the implementation of community-based teaching and learning programs developed by pre-service teachers (PSTs) is examined for educational and organizational issues that shaped the outcomes for PSTs. The article highlights a number of consistent themes that throw light on factors that appear to affect the success of such pre-service courses.

This case study examines how differing views on the teacher's role in school reform affected the work of a school–university partnership. The school district and the university had a history of partnerships and shared common general goals. Yet, as the partnership progressed, conflicting perspectives about teaching and the purpose of professional development became evident and created dilemmas that influenced the nature of the work. This study highlights the complex issues embedded in school–university collaboration.

Using a comparative case study approach, the article explores two school-university partnership and a framework for identifying and evaluating the two systems.