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Covert, James R. – 1984
During the past ten years, a series of small studies have been conducted at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) to examine the influence of varying the length of the student teaching practicum on the self-concept of teachers and their motivation towards the profession. Measures of self-concept and motivation have been taken by student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Length
Peer reviewedCovert, James R.; Clifton, Rodney A. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1983
Compares effect of practicum length on professional predispositions (motivation toward teaching, attitudes toward teaching career, student teachers' self-concept) of 60 Canadian student teachers. Students completing 20-week practicum had significantly lower values than those completing 3-week practicum. Only after lengthy practicum does reality of…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Educational Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
