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Tang, Sylvia Y. F.; Wong, Angel K. Y.; Li, Dora D.Y.; Cheng, May M. H. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2019
The theory-practice debate has been a perennial issue in initial teacher education (ITE). By reporting a mixed-methods study in an ITE programme characterized by a university-based 'theory-first' approach in Hong Kong, this study offers useful empirical evidence to analyse the theory-practice issue. 346 student teachers of a BEd Programme…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Wilkerson, Trena; Kerschen, Keith; Shelton, Ryann – Action in Teacher Education, 2018
Preservice teachers (PSTs) must be able to link content, effective teaching practices, and student learning; thus, it is critical for teacher educators to emphasize connections between research and practice in methods courses. Reflection plays an important role in this process. In this article, the authors discuss and illustrate a vignette…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Allas, Raili; Leijen, Äli; Toom, Auli – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The relevance of initial teacher education is a widely recognised concern. Researchers are striving to find innovative pedagogies that would better prepare student teachers for actual day-to-day teaching. In this study, a guided reflection procedure is presented that aimed to support student teachers in constructing practical knowledge and linking…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Knowledge Base for Teaching, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
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Fox, Rebecca K.; Muccio, Leah S.; White, C. Stephen; Tian, Jie – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
Since closing the gap between different levels of professional development for teachers has been identified as a particular need in our profession, capturing the results of professional coursework can help teacher educators better understand and meet the unique needs of teachers with different levels of experience. This study examined the effects…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Beginning Teachers, Experienced Teachers, Portfolio Assessment
Rahilly, Timothy J.; Saroyan, Alenoush – 1997
This study analyzed differences in perception of "critical incidents" in classroom teaching among inexperienced, experienced, and award-winning university professors. In past research, expert and novice differences in teaching have been attributed to differences in teacher knowledge, but the teachers were almost entirely at the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Instruction, Critical Incidents Method, Faculty Development
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Curtis, Andy; Szestay, Margit – TESL-EJ, 2005
This paper reports on the learning outcomes described by experienced teachers attending a program designed to enable them to come together to engage in professional development through structured and systematic reflective practice. In the first part of the paper, we look briefly at some of the challenges of defining "reflective…
Descriptors: Seminars, Faculty Development, Transformative Learning, Communities of Practice