Developing preservice teachers’ intercultural understanding and capability through wider field experience/service learning in Peru

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Grainger ◽  
Alison Willis
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Intercultural Understanding

scholarly journals Mollenhauer’s Representation: The Role of Preservice Teachers in the Practices of Upbringing

in education ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-24
Author(s):  
Andrew Foran ◽  
Daniel B. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Beginning Teachers ◽  
Program Analysis ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Field Experiences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Field Experience

Our recent research study investigated an international field experience for preservice teachers, labelled as a service-learning internship, a term often used to refer to a student teacher in a Bachelor of Education (BEd) program. Relying on what we know to be advantages and benefits of similar international field experiences for preservice teachers to frame our investigation, we explored the impact of a service-learning internship upon beginning teachers, particularly as it related to their professional growth as teachers. To gain insight into teacher education, we drew on the work of Mollenhauer (2014) to critically examine the foundations of how we prepare teachers in our BEd program. Analysis of questionnaire responses, tracked by a digital discussion forum via Moodle™, revealed two dominant themes: (a) gaining a deeper understanding of children, and (b) learning to be flexible regardless of curricular constraints. Results from this study might be of interest to those who share a similar interest in international field experiences, teacher education, and pedagogy.            Keywords: pedagogy, Bildung; teacher education; international; field experience; service learning; global teaching

Service-Learning Opportunities for Preservice Music Teachers within Community Music Settings

2019 ◽  
pp. 641-667
Author(s):  
Jared R. Rawlings
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Teacher Preparation Program ◽  
Community Music ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Learning Programs

Authentic teaching opportunities are important for all preservice teachers, and service-learning opportunities within community music settings support preservice music teacher development. The purpose of this chapter is to document a service-learning opportunity within a community music school and showcase the benefits and challenges of a partnership between a music teacher preparation program and this school. After defining service learning and describing how it is utilized in music teacher education, the chapter uncovers the following topics: establishing a community music partnership, designing a service-learning opportunity, and evaluating the outcomes of service-learning programs. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the implications of and recommendations for utilizing a multi-tier service-learning program alongside a preservice music teacher curriculum.

Cognitive Disequilibrium and Service-Learning in Physical Education Teacher Education: Perceptions of Pre-Service Teachers in a Study Abroad Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Ward ◽  
Heidi Henschel Pellett ◽  
Mark I. Perez
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Multiple Data ◽  
Teachers Experiences ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
Member Checks ◽  
Cognitive Disequilibrium

Purpose:The purpose of this study was to explore preservice teachers’ experiences of cognitive disequilibrium (CD) theory during a service-learning project in a study abroad experience.Method:A case study with 8 participants was used. Data sources consisted of: Formal interviews, videos of planning, videos of teaching, videos of reflection sessions, and informal interviews. Data were analyzed utilizing open and axial coding (Corbin & Strauss, 2008). Trustworthiness strategies included: prolonged engagement, multiple data source triangulation, and member checks.Results:Results indicated four themes: “We made it our own thing”, “Summer camp for teachers”, “Struggle and disequilibrium”, and “By the end it was a transformation”.Discussion/Conclusions:CD was ultimately positive for these students. The positive resolution of CD catalyzed a transformative effect on their perceptions of their teaching. This was supported by positive peer interaction.

Preservice Teachers Learning about Students and the Teaching-Learning Process

2000 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Woods ◽  
Grace Goc Karp ◽  
Elizabeth Escamilla
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Teacher Research ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Early Field Experience ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Curriculum Instruction ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Secondary Methods

This study engaged 26 preservice teachers (PTs) in research focused on students in a secondary methods course who had early field experience (EFE). The purposes of the study were (a) to determine what PTs learned about students in an early field experience (EFE) that engaged them in a structured teacher research project and (b) to examine how the teacher research process was used by PTs. Results indicated that questions about students became more refined and focused through the research process and that there were fluctuations between student-centered and teacher-centered questions during the EFE. The prevailing themes indicated that PTs came to know more about student motivation and interests, characteristics, and peer interactions. More importantly, much of their data challenged previous beliefs and assumptions about students, as PTs began making connections between their newfound knowledge of students and its implications for curriculum, instruction, and management decisions.

Helping Preservice Teachers Learn to Negotiate Sociopolitical Relationships Through a Physical Education Teacher Education Outdoor Education Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenn M. Jacobs ◽  
K. Andrew R. Richards ◽  
Zach Wahl-Alexander ◽  
James D. Ressler
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Outdoor Education ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Education Experience

Physical education teacher education programs are tasked with preparing students for a teaching career in a field that possesses inherent challenges. Purpose: The current study, designed as a descriptive case study, examined how an outdoor education field experience can facilitate important learning for preservice teachers about navigating sociopolitical relationships among colleagues and the greater school community. Method: Interviews were conducted with 13 preservice physical educators and the course instructor, in addition to field observations. Results: An outdoor education experience that includes opportunities to interface with and reflect on working with various stakeholders can help preservice teachers learn to navigate sociopolitics and persist through challenges. Discussion/Conclusion: Despite challenges, the nontraditional and intensive nature of the field experience, as well as the positive relationships developed with students, compelled the preservice teachers to find effective ways to collaborate and manage teaching roles.

scholarly journals The First Field Experience: Perceptions of ESOL Pre-Service Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Babak Khoshnevisan ◽  
Mojgan Rashtchi
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Field Experiences ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Experience Teaching ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pedagogical Competence ◽  
Constant Comparative Analysis

Researchers have recognized pre-service teachers’ field experiences as a pivotal element for enhancing teaching practices. Research indicates pre-service teachers usually are optimistic about teaching. However, when pre-service teachers encounter complexities in classrooms, their optimism fades. There is little research about ESOL pre-service teachers’ perceptions of field experiences. In this inquiry, we focused on pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their first field experience with ESOL students in a southeastern United States public school. We selected a multiple case study to conduct this qualitative research. We collected the data through student interviews, field experience reports, and the participants’ journals before and after the field experience. Our discoveries through constant comparative analysis centered on ESOL pre-service teachers’ perceptions of field experience, teaching strategies and pedagogical competence, and development stages of teachers. The findings of the present study indicated that field experience serves as a catalyst to facilitate the learning process for ESOL pre-service teachers. Teacher educators can adopt field experiences to challenge preservice teachers. Field experiences can be helpful tools in the developmental stages of teachers. These experiences can help preservice teachers gain insight into the culturally sensitive strategies required for ESOL courses. The findings of this study proved Khoshnevisan’s (2017) developmental stages of teachers.

Impact of a Training Program on Preservice Teachers’ Ability to Negotiate With Elementary Students While Teaching Skill Themes

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Zachary Wahl-Alexander ◽  
Matthew Curtner-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Early Field Experience ◽  
Stimulated Recall ◽  
Program Components ◽  
Stimulated Recall Interviews ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: To determine the impact of a training program on the ability of preservice teachers (PTs) to negotiate with their students while teaching through the skill themes approach during an early field experience. Method: Participants were 11 PTs who were given specific training on how to negotiate with their students. Data on their ability to negotiate were collected during the early field experience with six qualitative techniques (journaling, document analysis, participant observation, and formal, informal, and stimulated recall interviews) and were analyzed using standard interpretive techniques. Findings: The training program was effective. Patterns of negotiation observed for both PTs and students improved as the PTs’ skill themes units progressed. The volume of positive negotiations increased and the volume of negative negotiations decreased. Key training program components were lecture/discussions, film, journaling, and role playing. Conclusions: Training PTs to negotiate can help them improve their teaching through the skill themes approach. Ability to negotiate may distinguish between effective and ineffective PTs who otherwise have similar pedagogical skills.

Engaging Pre-Service Teachers in Virtual Field Experience During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-32
Author(s):  
Zeina Hojeij ◽  
Sandra Baroudi
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Delivery Mode ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Virtual Field

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, universities have moved rapidly to transition of various courses and programs from face-to-face to online delivery mode. Involving pre-service teachers in the virtual field experience remained almost impossible. In the United Arab Emirates, however, a small cohort of four pre-service teachers have completed their teaching practicum online for the first time. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the effectiveness of virtual practicum placement and its impact on developing preservice teachers' teaching practices, classroom management skills, and the use of online resources. A qualitative approach was employed for data collection including open-ended interviews, journal entries, and written reflections under guided reflective categories to uncover participants' perceptions about their virtual teaching experience. Findings revealed the significant role of the mentor and suggested a framework for effective virtual field experience.

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