Fourth Year Of Training Research Articles

Soft Spots in the Teacher Training Program

T HE CONTENT of the four-year training program for majors in music education is divided into three large areas: General Education, Professional Education, and Specialization (basic music). There have been minor changes iin the ratio of time given to each of these areas since the four-year curriculum was first introduced in the twenties, but stabilization in recent years would indicate that the proponents of each area have reached agreements which make major alterations in the near future quite unlikely. The newest threat to this balance, the emphasis on General Education, has caused some changes in certain localities and emphasizes what has become more and more evident in recent years-that the greatest expectation of improving teacher training lies in making more efficient use of the time now allocated to specialization rather than in the expectation that more time is going to be given to specialization. This article confines itself to focusing attention on two areas in which experimentation should be encouraged.

Comments on a fourth year of training for certification in otolarynogology.

Background Just 10 years ago the American Board of Otolaryngology, after a review of the status of otolaryngology during and following World War II, decided the training of otolaryngologists needed strengthening. It ruled that all applicants for certification by the Board would be required to have three years of residency in otolaryngology if they began their training after July 1, 1950. At the time, there were not a few who expressed concern about this increase in the length of training. Today, however, there is no thought of a return to the former two years. There is universal acknowledgement that this move has been productive of great benefits to otolaryngology. Ten years have passed since the announcement of this ruling. During these years, a more systematic and thorough system of appraising the residencies in otolaryngology in this country has been established. The appraisal body is known as the Residency Review Committee

Comments on a fourth year of training for certification in otolaryngology.

Comments on a fourth year of training for certification in otolaryngology.