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Terri L. Gray Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Limited research exists on the factors that contribute to community college students' development of self-efficacy (SE) while serving as preservice teachers (PSTs) during their early childhood education (ECE) practicum. This lack of research is concerning because educators who have high SE enhance the educational well-being of all children. The…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Practicums, Self Efficacy
Kincaid, Timothy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Mezirow's theory of transformative learning (1978, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2009) posits "perspective transformation" as a central learning process. Key to this transformation is the critical examination of the individual's deeply held assumptions and beliefs through discourse to examine new perspectives and test new ideas. The availability…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Qualitative Research, Transformative Learning, Observational Learning