Are They Prepared? Examining Teacher Candidates', Cooperating Teachers', and University Supervisors' Perspectives of a Redesigned Field Experience

Autor/inn/en	Myers, Joy; Kang, Shin Ji; Hughes, Michelle
Titel	Are They Prepared? Examining Teacher Candidates', Cooperating Teachers', and University Supervisors' Perspectives of a Redesigned Field Experience
Quelle	In: Excellence in Education Journal, 12 (2023) 1, S.4-31 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2474-4166
Schlagwörter	Cooperating Teachers; Student Teacher Supervisors; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Field Experience Programs; Program Development; Practicums; Student Teachers; Interpersonal Relationship; Professionalism; Career Readiness; Elementary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Co-operation; Cooperation; Teacher; Teachers; Kooperation; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Praxisnahes Lernen; Programmplanung; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Professionalität; Elementarunterricht
Abstract	A team of teacher educators conducted a phenomenological study to explore the perceptions of teacher candidates (TCs), their cooperating teachers (CTs), and university supervisors (USs) during and after they participated in a redesigned seven-week practicum that led directly into seven weeks of student teaching. Data were collected via two surveys with open-ended prompts and revealed three distinct themes across the three groups of participants: relationships, preparedness, and professionalism. Opportunities, presented by the redesigned field experience, were seized upon but in varying ways dependent on each group of participants (TC, CT, and US). The findings from this study are significant because unlike other studies that just examine the perspectives of one group of the triad, the goal of this research was to understand the perspectives of the entire triad (TC, CT, and US). Recommendations for teacher education programs interested in redesigning their field experiences are shared. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01