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"The First Day He Kicked Shoes at Me, the Last Day He Brought Me a Picture of Himself": Investigating the Practicum Experiences of Preservice Teachers
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Young, Gabrielle; Specht, Jacqueline A.; Hunter, Fiona E.; Terreberry, Sarah; McGhie-Richmond, Donna; Hutchinson, Nancy L. – Exceptionality Education International, 2018
The purpose of this study was to describe the ways in which the experiences gained during practica influence the developing self-efficacy of Canadian pre-service teachers for teaching in inclusive classrooms. Questionnaires were issued to participants in teacher education programs at 11 universities across Canada, and the data were subjected to…
Descriptors: Practicums, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Beliefs
Evaluation by Teacher Candidates of a Field-Based Teacher Education Program Using Focus Groups.
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Munby, Hugh; Lock, Cinde; Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Whitehead, LeRoy; Martin, Andrea K. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1999
Describes the use of focus groups with teacher candidates to evaluate a pilot program within the Queen's University Faculty of Education. The pilot study was designed to uncover problems in implementing the program before candidates registered. After reviewing focus-group techniques, the article describes how they were used in the pilot study's…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Focus Groups
Two Communities of Practice: Learning the Limits to Collaboration.
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Martin, Andrea K.; Hutchinson, Nancy L. – 1999
A Faculty of Education dramatically restructured its preservice teacher education program by putting experience first through introducing an extended fall-term practicum of 14 weeks. Focus group interviews were conducted with elementary and secondary teachers and administrators over a 3-year period, prior to and twice during the controversial…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Focus Groups
Exit Evaluation of the Pilot Project for a Restructured Preservice Teacher Education Program.
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Whitehead, LeRoy E.; Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Munby, Hugh; Lock, Cinde; Martin, Andrea K. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1999
Summarizes findings about the pilot program resulting from an exit evaluation survey of teacher candidates in the restructured preservice program at Queen's University of Kingston. Also documents some insights relating to the evaluation of teacher-education programs that were developed by the researchers during the process of gathering and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Gauging Field Support for a Proposed Field-Based Teacher Education Program.
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Martin, Andrea K.; Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Whitehead, LeRoy E. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1999
Describes focus-group discussions involving teachers and principals participating in the restructuring of the Queen's University of Kingston teacher-education program, examining the new program's emphasis on experiential learning, discussing how the focus groups sought the views of school partners on four aspects of the program, and noting three…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs
The Challenges of Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Experiences of Teacher Candidates in a Field-Based Course.
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Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Martin, Andrea K. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1999
Documents data from case studies prepared by five teacher candidates regarding their experiences as they worked to create inclusive classrooms while participating in a field-based course within their preservice-education program at Queen's University of Kingston. Shows how the field-based course and the practicums influenced candidates' beliefs…
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs