TY - BOOK AU - Simon, Henry W. TI - What Is a Teacher ? U1 - 371.1 PY - 1938/// CY - New York PB - Collier KW - Educational Innovation KW - ericd KW - Field Experience Programs KW - Program Descriptions KW - Student Experience KW - Student Teaching KW - Teacher Education KW - Teacher Education Programs N1 - Microfiche; [Washington D.C.]; ERIC Clearinghouse; microfiches : positive N2 - The introductory portion of this report defines teacher education centers and briefly describes their developmental continuum. A synthesis of documents concerning student teaching and teacher education centers is followed by a list of features differentiating conventional programs, student teaching centers, and teacher education centers. Evaluation of center activities is incomplete; however, an abstract of a research document indicating that centers do make a difference is presented. An 11-item bibliography is included. (MJM) ER -