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Analysing Mentoring Dialogues For Developing A Preservice Teacher’S Classroom Management Practices, Tracey Sempowicz, Peter Hudson
Analysing Mentoring Dialogues For Developing A Preservice Teacher’S Classroom Management Practices, Tracey Sempowicz, Peter Hudson
Adjunct Associate Professor Peter Hudson
A key concern for preservice teachers is classroom management, including student behaviour management, which also has been a factor associated with teachers leaving the profession within the first five years. This study investigates the mentoring practices used to guide the mentee’s classroom management. Using multiple data sources (e.g., lesson plans, preservice teacher reflections, mentor reports, and video and audio-recorded interviews), this case study uses a five-factor mentoring framework to analyse mentor-mentee dialogues about classroom management practices. Data indicated 30 out of 34 mentoring practices provided input into the mentee’s classroom management; however there was no overt evidence on mentoring aims, …
Changing Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes For Teaching In Rural Schools., Peter Hudson, Sue Hudson
Changing Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes For Teaching In Rural Schools., Peter Hudson, Sue Hudson
Adjunct Associate Professor Peter Hudson
Australia continues to face teaching shortages in rural schools. Indeed, preservice teachers may be reluctant to apply for rural teaching positions, particularly as most have had no rural teaching experiences. What may motivate non-rural preservice teachers to seek employment in rural schools? This study investigates 17 preservice teachers’ first experiences of teaching and living in rural areas. These second and third-year preservice teachers were involved in a five-day rural experience, which included interacting with local communities, living with host families, observing teaching practices, and teaching rural middle-school students. These self-nominated preservice teachers were placed in a variety of rural schools …