Teaching practice is paramount in the training of student teachers as a form of exposure into the real world of Teaching. The study examined student teachers' perception on teaching practice assessment and its implications on professional practice. The population of the study was 1,393 university teacher trainees in 400 Level in a Nigerian…

At a time when there is great emphasis on teacher quality and the preparation of excellent teachers, this portrait explores the process of one such aspiring teacher, Katie, in the fall of her full-year student-teaching internship. Her mentoring teacher, Kristen, is a veteran fifth-grade teacher at a small elementary school in New Hampshire who…

This paper focuses on advancing Social Emotional Learning into the final internship to help teacher candidates effectively deal with the stressors they face in their intern classes.

Directors of Student Teaching from the Western Canadian provinces participated in focus groups about the realities and decision-making processes around practicum for preservice teachers with disabilities. Results showed current standards, when applied rigidly, served to reify a static, homogenous, and unrealistic definition of 'teacher' that…

This study investigates how mentor talk unfolds in a community of learners during an entire school year in the context of practice teaching in university teacher education. Specifically, it focuses on how emergent styles and patterns of mentor's talk shaped power relations in the discourse, promoting different kinds of learning environments. Data…

Reflective practice is "a compass of sorts to guide teachers when they may be seeking direction as to what they are doing in the clasrooms" (Farrell, 2012: 15). In other words, it is the teacher's opportunity to contemplate what he/she has done in their teaching in order to find the solution toward the problems appear. This study aimed…

Teachers' questioning is a pivotal contributing factor to support students' engagement in productive mathematical collective argumentation. Following Habermas' (1998) construct of rational behavior, we attempted to demonstrate how teachers' questioning can be framed based on this construct. Adapting Habermas' construct with Toulmin's (1958/2003)…

This study explored the experiences of 10 Puerto Rican middle and high school preservice teachers at the end of their student teaching experience. The qualitative design, using the focus group technique, provided insight into the phenomenon of teachers' resilience. The analysis incorporated the main constructs of resilience-building proposed by…

The role of English in Israel is important to the country's prosperity. However, Arab students' results are low on national exams, which could be due to a variety of factors. This paper focuses on the training of Arab English teachers as per the directives of the Ministry of Education, particularly the Academic Class practicum. Using both…

Researchers have demonstrated the importance of professional development experiences for in-service music educators that are content-specific and that cultivate meaningful partnerships with higher education faculty and preservice music teachers. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to explore cooperating teachers' perceptions related to…

Metaphors are powerful windows to gain insight into EFL teachers' professional identity constructions. This study examined 33 Chinese EFL student teachers' (STs) self-generated metaphors about teaching before and after their student teaching. Before their teaching practicum experience, they were: (a) optimistic, but had naïve perceptions about…

The goal of the current study was to examine teaching students' positions and perceptions regarding the transition to an online format for practical teaching during COVID-19, and whether differences exist between Jewish and Arab students' positions. The study also examines teaching students' technological and pedagogical self-efficacies for…

Teacher education is a symbolic entry point into the teaching profession and the identification of specific teacher education aspects that enhance commitment to teaching is important. A thematic literature review was carried out to identify these themes within teacher education. The review included 22 peer-reviewed articles. Eleven themes were…

Children in kindergarten and first grade are missing more school than at any other point during the elementary years. Some research has examined schoolwide policies and practices that might help reduce absences, but limited research has focused on the role of teachers. This is the first known study to examine the role teacher preparation programs…

This paper focuses on the national, institutional and pedagogical responses as a result of the closure of schools and universities in March 2020 in Portugal. It includes a brief description and analysis of the initiatives and responses to the crisis as well as the difficulties, the challenges and the opportunities. The paper concludes with the…