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Thompson, Stephen L.; Lotter, Christine; Fann, Xumei; Taylor, Laurie – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2016
Researchers examined how an inquiry-based instructional treatment emphasizing interrelated plant processes influenced 210 elementary pre-service teachers' (PTs) conceptions of three plant processes, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and transpiration, and the interrelated nature of these processes. The instructional treatment required PTs to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Plants (Botany), Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Science
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Lewkowich, David – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2016
This article explores how a reading group of pre-service teachers responded to the endings of three contemporary young adult texts and what such responses may imply about the interpretive preferences of teacher education. Set in the context of a Faculty of Education at a Canadian university, and using the lens of psychoanalytic theory, this…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Adolescent Literature, Teacher Education, Foreign Countries
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Amaral-da-Cunha, Mariana; Batista, Paula; MacPhail, Ann; Graça, Amândio – European Physical Education Review, 2018
Cooperating teachers' teaching perspectives and participation in initial teacher education have been frequently considered as ways to understand teachers' learning trajectories and professional identity at workplace settings (Clarke and Jarvis-Selinger, 2005; Clarke et al. 2014; Lave and Wenger, 1991). A case study approach was employed to examine…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Cooperating Teachers, Semi Structured Interviews, Journal Writing
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Casey, Erin M. – Journal of International Social Studies, 2016
Intercultural education, focused on understanding, respecting, and engaging in dialogue among and about different cultures (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO], 2006) adds to multicultural educational efforts by addressing diverse needs in learning and teaching students. This paper argues for focus on…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Social Studies, Elementary Education, Methods Courses
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Wäschle, Kristin; Lehmann, Thomas; Brauch, Nicola; Nückles, Matthias – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
Becoming a history teacher requires the integration of pedagogical knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and content knowledge. Because the integration of knowledge from different disciplines is a complex task, we investigated prompted learning journals as a method to support teacher students' knowledge integration. Fifty-two preservice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, History Instruction, Journal Writing, Prompting
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Tindall, Daniel; MacDonald, Whitney; Carroll, Edith; Moody, Brigitte – European Physical Education Review, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a 10-week adapted physical activity programme on the attitudes and perceptions of 64 Irish pre-service teachers (aged 19-25) towards teaching children and young people with physical, intellectual, and learning disabilities. Data were collected through written pre-programme expectations, weekly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Diaries, Reflection
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Yaacob, Aizan; Walters, Lynne Masel; Ali, Ruzlan Md; Abdullah, Sarimah Shaik; Walters, Timothy – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2014
Purpose: In this study, 37 English Language Teaching (ELT) teacher trainees from a Malaysian university conducted an action-research project to determine whether journals kept during their fieldwork in primary schools located in an area close to the university allowed them to reflect on their beliefs and behaviors in the classroom. Methodology:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Preservice Teachers
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Anderson, Susan; Griffith, Robin; Crawford, Lindy – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2017
This study provides insight into preservice teachers' experiences with integrating technology into lessons with children who had mild learning disabilities. Participants included 14 junior early childhood education majors enrolled in a special education course with a fieldwork component. The researchers collected and analyzed lesson plans, journal…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Special Education, Preservice Teachers
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Mukeredzi, Tabitha G. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
This article reports on my self-study of leading cohorts of Bachelor of Education student teachers through collaborative reflections applying reflective questions strategy during four weeks of residential practicum in a rural school. I explore the potential for reflective questions approach as an effective tool for reflection and professional…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Practicums
Caniglia, Joanne; Pellegrino, Christine – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate and describe patterns of behavior that a student-athlete not only exhibits during athletic competition, but also transfers from the soccer field to the college classroom and to the teaching profession. Using journals, lesson plans, teaching commentaries, videos, and interviews, a qualitative case study…
Descriptors: Athletes, College Athletics, Journal Writing, Lesson Plans
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Vatalaro, Angela; Szente, Judit; Levin, Judith – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2015
The present paper explores the transformative learning of five pre-service teachers participating in a two-week study abroad program to Reggio Emilia, Italy. The study was conducted in order to understand how a study abroad program could contribute to pre-service teachers' content knowledge, teaching practices, and global competence. Through a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transformative Learning, Study Abroad, Reggio Emilia Approach