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Preparing International Pre-Service Teachers For Professional Placement: In-School Induction, Sasikala Nallaya
Preparing International Pre-Service Teachers For Professional Placement: In-School Induction, Sasikala Nallaya
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
This paper reports on an Australian University’s support program to prepare its first year international pre-service teachers (IPSTs) for professional placement. The aim of the program was to address some of the practicum challenges experienced by the IPSTs. A case study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of the program. Ten international students enrolled in the Master of Teaching program were participants of this investigation. Data was collected through a questionnaire administered post-program and non-participant observation. The findings indicated that the program was beneficial towards inducting IPSTs to the Australian school context and contributed towards their confidence, communicative skills, and …