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Julie Boston; Nicola F. Johnson – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
The Partners in Literacy and Numeracy Western Australia (PLaN WA) program was implemented within a School of Education to complement initial teacher education offerings. In forming a mutually beneficial service-learning program, schools received support from pre-service teachers to assist both primary and secondary students with their literacy and…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Numeracy
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Lavery, Shane; Sandri, Sandro – Issues in Educational Research, 2021
This study, which is a replication of three previous studies, explored the perceptions of pre-service primary and early childhood teachers who undertook a service-learning course as part of their Bachelor of Education degree at an Australian university. The practical component of the service-learning entailed 13 hours of community engagement where…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Student Attitudes
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Gökmenoglu, Tuba – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
The social influence role of teachers and their awareness of their responsibilities towards society are as important as their subject matter and pedagogical knowledge. As a multilevel learning environment, teacher colleges should place significant emphasis on enhancing teacher candidates' social responsibility attitudes, knowledge, and skills. To…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Service Learning, Social Bias, Preservice Teacher Education
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Kearney, Sean; Perkins, Timothy; Maakrun, Julie – Issues in Educational Research, 2014
Initial teacher education programs are continuously looking for ways to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of pre-service teachers (PSTs) who will face a diverse student population when they begin their careers. This study examines a short-term, cross-cultural, service-learning immersion undertaken by 21 undergraduate PSTs to an internally…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Cross Cultural Studies, Transformative Learning, Immersion Programs
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Power, Anne – Issues in Educational Research, 2010
Authentic learning in teacher education is deeply connected with students' future professional practice. This paper describes coaching and mentoring strands of a unit in the preparation of pre-service teachers and critically evaluates reflections made in terms of Professional Teacher Standards. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Reflection, Teacher Education, Mentors
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Theriot, Shirley – Issues in Educational Research, 2006
Preservice teacher education candidates reveal personal and professional benefits of participating in a service-learning project. University students actively engaged in connecting content knowledge and pedagogy with authentic experiences in K-12 classrooms. Reflections revealed a service learning component had an impact on participants' sense of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Service Learning, Consciousness Raising, Preservice Teachers