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How school and university supervising staff perceive the pre-service teacher education practicum: A comparative study

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posted on 2023-05-17, 17:26 authored by Allen, JM, Ambrosetti, A, Turner, D
This paper reports on research conducted in two Australian universities to evaluate factors that are perceived to significantly impact on the professional experiences of pre-service teachers during practicum. Contextualised within teacher education programs in an urban university in Tasmania and a regional university in Queensland, the particular focus of this paper is the beliefs and experiences of school and university supervising staff members regarding the efficacy of the practicum in enabling students to integrate into practice the knowledge and skills they have acquired in their university coursework. Findings generated from the comparative analysis of both mixed methods studies revealed some differences but predominantly a number of similarities between the perceptions of the two samples of school practitioners and university staff members towards practicum. Three key findings are presented and discussed in this paper.

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Publication title

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Volume

38

Issue

4

Article number

7

Number

7

Pagination

108-128

ISSN

0313-5373

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

Social Science Press

Place of publication

Australia

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Copyright 2013 The Authors

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  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Teacher and instructor development

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