To become a lifelong learner as a teacher, student teachers already have to learn how to direct their own learning during initial teacher education programmes. Previous empirical research has shown that student teachers differ in their patterns of learning-to-teach, but few is known about the changeability of these learning patterns throughout…

Purpose: The aim of this study is to analyse the experiences of student teachers and mentors regarding in-service teacher-training or the "Learning in the Workplace Trajectory" (LIW) in Flemish secondary schools. How is this trajectory perceived by mentors and student teachers, i.e. do their individual expectations and capacities match…

This study analyzed guidance given to student teachers in Flanders, Belgium, by their tutors and teacher-educators, tutors' and teacher educators' written accounts, and teacher-educators' guidance discussions. The study included 895 guidance reports written by 29 tutors, which included 7,589 remarks. There were also 135 reports written by 13…