scholarly journals Entering secondary physical education student- teachers’ expectations of their program of initial teacher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
Gary D Kinchin

The views and beliefs held by entering student teachers can be shaped by their expectations of teaching and initial teacher education. Whilst interest has investigated student teachers’ expectations little exists in physical education. This qualitative paper examines the entering expectations held by 24 PGCE secondary physical education student teachers. Informed by the published literature on student teacher expectations and the specific purposes of this study, data were collected from participants on the first day of their initial teacher education course in the form of an open-ended survey that included eleven items. Participants discussed a range of expectations related to course content, pedagogy, course structure and staffing responsibilities and contributions. Student teachers should be encouraged to explore their expectations and consider which specific elements align with initial preconceptions concerning their teacher education.

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rea Raus ◽  
Thomas Falkenberg

Abstract Transforming our educational systems to support sustainable development is a challenge that involves all levels of education – policy, curriculum and pedagogical practice. One critical dimension to look at is a teacher’s identity as it influences a teacher’s decision-making, behaviour and action. The ecological self is the concept that is used in the context of sustainability. This paper discusses the emerging ecological self of one student teacher during her initial teacher education programme. The concepts of the teacher’s self and the ecological self form a lens through which the story of this student teacher is examined. The paper focuses on one part of a broader, longitudinal study of student teachers and their understanding of pedagogy and connectedness with nature in the context of the need for reorienting teacher education towards sustainability. Sterling’s (2001) conceptual framework of ecological view on education is taken as a tool to analyse the collected data. The results indicate that deep connectedness to nature and empathy are framing the holistic view on learning, teaching and a teacher’s self.


2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-29
Author(s):  
Hilde Rustad

Abstract In Norway dance in school is mainly placed within the subject of physical education. This paper is based on a study conducted together with students in physical education teacher education. The main focus is to explore experiences in dance improvisation and contact improvisation as described by physical education student teachers. The study is influenced by phenomenological thinking. The analysis makes evident that the students experienced the subject of dance improvisation and contact improvisation in many different ways. Yet, how the student teachers express their experiences can be divided into the different roles of student-dancers experiencing dancing and student-teachers trying to decide whether what they do in the dance classes can be used in teaching in schools.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-181
Author(s):  
Karen Blackmore

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore whether aspects of co-coaching could support primary science teacher education in a university–school initial teacher education (ITE) partnership program in England. Design/methodology/approach A mixed methodological approach was taken, comprising of student teachers responding to a coaching questionnaire blended with a qualitative exploration of audio-recorded student teacher co-coaching conversations. Informal student teacher discussion groups were used as a means to discern their attitudes and beliefs pertaining to co-coaching within taught university sessions. Findings Analysis and subsequent integration of data showed that many aspects of co-coaching supported student teacher pedagogical knowledge acquisition and professional development. Additionally, questionnaire responses and small-group discussions revealed that student teachers developed positive attitudes to this mode of learning. Originality/value This study evaluates the innovative use of co-coaching techniques during primary teacher science education, and the outcomes have clear implications for the design of ITE programs in England and potentially further afield.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiria McRae ◽  
Robin Averill

Teacher commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi is emphasised within the latest Code of Professional Responsibility and Standards for the Teaching Profession (Education Council, 2017). Teachers must explicitly demonstrate commitment to tangata whenuatanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This mandate is encouraging for Māori education needs and aspirations. We describe the use of a culturally sustaining teacher practice framework to examine Māori education policy implementation implications within an initial teacher education te ao Māori course. We explain how course content, delivery and assessment aspects can be critiqued and policy implications identified to illustrate the usefulness of the framework for teacher educators and practising teachers. We demonstrate how the framework can be a useful tool for teacher educators to examine culturally sustaining practice in preparing themselves and student teachers to work effectively with indigenous learners.


Teachers Work ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1 & 2) ◽  
pp. 14-30
Author(s):  
Sue Stover

In this study, the focus is on five Associate Teachers’ remembered experiences of working with early childhood Student Teachers nearing graduation who were at risk of failing practicum. Using Rogoff’s overlapping ‘planes of analysis’, the subjective experiences of the Associate Teachers are analysed, bringing into focus the personal, interpersonal and institutional complexities involved in attempting to assess the Student Teacher on practicum. Ethical and philosophical issues become apparent, particularly in the clash between protecting a Student Teacher’s privacy and the open communication valued in the relationship, between Associate Teachers and the Initial Teacher Education provider.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Ana Luzia Videira Parisotto ◽  
Michelle Mariana Germani

É importante que a abertura para o transformar-se em professor seja iniciada ainda na graduação que deve propiciar experiências formativas que possibilitem o desenvolvimento de conhecimentos necessários à prática profissional, pois é o momento de se construir uma base para o desempenho profissional futuro. Nessa perspectiva, o objetivo do presente artigo é descrever e analisar o perfil socioeconômico-cultural, de leitura e de escrita do aluno ingressante no curso de Pedagogia, em 2017, por meio da aplicação de um questionário. A pesquisa é de abordagem qualitativa, de caráter descritivo-analítico, cuja amostra contou com 79 estudantes: 36 do turno vespertino e 43 do período noturno. Os dados apontam que os alunos do curso de Pedagogia são predominantemente do sexo feminino, jovens, solteiros, advindos da escola pública e sustentados pela família. Seus pais, em sua maioria, concluíram no máximo o ensino fundamental. O principal meio de acesso à informação desses estudantes é a internet, utilizada principalmente para pesquisas e lazer (bate-papos, redes sociais, jogos ou vídeos). Outro aspecto que ficou bastante claro é que tanto o perfil leitor como o escritor se consolidaram em experiências positivas na infância, seja por estímulo de familiares ou da escola. Considerar a relação entre os perfis apresentados pode ser determinante para a formação de um futuro professor com bom nível cultural, que seja um mediador de leitura e escrita.Palavras-chave: Formação Inicial do Professor. Perfil dos Alunos. Curso de Pedagogia.INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION: socioeconomic-cultural, reading and writing profiles of pedagogy studentsAbstractIt is important that student teachers be open to becoming teachers from the very beginning of undergraduate studies, which in turn should provide them with formative experiences that promote the development of practical professional knowledge, as this is the proper time to build the basis for future professional expertise. From this perspective, this article aims to describe and analyze the socioeconomic-cultural, reading and writing profile of students that entered the Pedagogy program in 2017 by means of a questionnaire. The participants in this qualitative research of a descriptive-analytic nature are 79 student teachers: 36 from the afternoon shift and 43 from the evening shift of the program. The results indicate that the students are mostly female, young adults, single, public school graduates, and financially dependent on their families. Most of their parents have only completed elementary school. Their chief information source is the Internet, which is mainly used for leisure (chat-rooms, social networks, games or videos) and research purposes. Moreover, their reading and writing profile was established during childhood, motivated by either their families or their schools. Getting to know their profiles is fundamental to crafting the education of well-rounded teachers capable of facilitating reading and writing.Keywords: Initial Teacher Education. Student Profile. Pedagogy.FORMACIÓN DOCENTE INICIAL: perfiles socioeconomico-cultural, lectura y escritura de alumnos del curso de PedagogiaResumen Es importante que la apertura para transformarse en profesor sea iniciada aún en el pre-grado que debe propiciar experiencias formativas que posibiliten el desarrollo de conocimientos necesarios a la práctica profesional, pues es el momento de construirse una base para el desempeño profesional futuro. En esa perspectiva, el objetivo del presente artículo es describir y analisar el perfil socioeconómico-cultural, de lectura y escritura del alumno ingresante al curso de Pedagogia, en 2017, por medio de la aplicación de un cuestionario. La investigación es de abordaje cualitativa, de carácter descriptivo-analítico, cuya muestra contó con 79 estudiantes: 36 del turno de dia e 43 del periodo nocturno. Los datos apuntan que los alumnos del curso de Pedagogia son predominantemente del sexo femenino, jóvenes, solteros, provenientes de escuelas públicas y sustentados por su família. Sus padres, en la mayoria, concluyeron máximo la enseñanza primaria. El principal medio de acceso a la información de estos estudiantes es el internet, utilizada principalmente para investigación y distracciones (conversaciones, redes sociales, juegos o videos). Otro aspecto que quedo bastante claro es que tanto el perfil del lector como del escritor se consolidan en experiencias positivas en la infancia, sea por estímulo de familiares o de la escuela. Considerar la relación entre los perfiles presentados puede ser determinante para la formación de un futuro profesor com buen nivel cultural, que sea un mediador de lectura y escritura.


2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Fjolla Kaçaniku ◽  
Irene Maderbacher ◽  
Franz Erhard ◽  
Blerim Saqipi

The motivation for career choice motivation of student-teachers is a well-studied topic with a representative theoretical basis in teacher education research that has a long-standing tradition in the international research landscape. However, in understanding the pressing questions of why young people choose to become teachers, only a few longitudinal and comparative studies have been carried out that focus on the development of motivation for choosing a teaching career. This longitudinal study reports on the effects of time within initial teacher education and how it influences student-teacher attitudes and motives about the teaching profession. This article is a product of a larger study that aims at addressing the existing literature gap by examining student-teacher change in attitudes of becoming teachers in Austria and Kosovo starting from initial teacher education, during early stages of their teaching career as novice teachers, and to more advanced stages of their teaching career. This is a panel study located within a longitudinal design. In this study, a questionnaire and student-teacher reflection texts were used as instruments. Data were collected in three phases during which 673 student-teachers participated in face-to-face administered questionnaire as follows: 341 (phase 1), 185 (phase 2), and 147 (phase 3), as well as 19 student-teacher reflections. Questionnaire data were analysed using the general linear model (GLM) with repeated measures test, whereas the reflection text data were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings in this longitudinal study provide evidence that student-teacher attitudes and motives for becoming teachers can change over time during the initial teacher education in Austria and Kosovo, and they can be influenced by in-school experiences during teaching practice. The study concludes that motives for choosing a teaching career are primarily intrinsic, are not time-stable, and change over the course of studies. The study findings have clear implications for initial teacher education programs in addressing changes in student-teachers’ attitudes of becoming teachers. The insights gained from the findings of this study lead to recommendations that initial teacher education programs should strengthen teaching practice to better manage the preparation of students and teachers and their entry into the teaching profession.


Author(s):  
Daniela Maria Cretu

Practicum is a central component of initial teacher education programs. Most teacher education studies focus on practicum in primary and secondary school, while the practicum in kindergartens has received less attention in international literature. The goal of this study is to explore student teachers’ perceptions of practicum experience in kindergarten, within the context of an initial teacher education program. A total of 42 final year student teachers enrolled in the Pedagogy of Primary and Preschool Education program at a Romanian university participated in the study. They completed a questionnaire about their final practicum experience in kindergarten, concerning the benefits of the practicum, the difficulties encountered, and the ways of coping with them. The main benefits reported by the participants were: professional relationships, planning and practicing teaching, professional and personal skill development, and insights into the preschool education system. Difficulties included: implementing instruction, class management and self-concerns issues. The student teachers relied on internal resources, but also on external resources (the preschool mentor teachers, the student teacher supervisor and the colleagues) for overcoming the difficulties encountered during practicum. Based on their testimonies, we suggest possible improvements to the teacher education program.


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Hiria McRae ◽  
Robin Averill

Teacher commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi is emphasised within the latest Code of Professional Responsibility and Standards for the Teaching Profession (Education Council, 2017). Teachers must explicitly demonstrate commitment to tangata whenuatanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This mandate is encouraging for Māori education needs and aspirations. We describe the use of a culturally sustaining teacher practice framework to examine Māori education policy implementation implications within an initial teacher education te ao Māori course. We explain how course content, delivery and assessment aspects can be critiqued and policy implications identified to illustrate the usefulness of the framework for teacher educators and practising teachers. We demonstrate how the framework can be a useful tool for teacher educators to examine culturally sustaining practice in preparing themselves and student teachers to work effectively with indigenous learners.


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