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"Fitting Into The Teaching Profession": Supervising Teachers' Judgements During The Practicum, Lynn D. Sheridan, Sharon K. Tindall-Ford
"Fitting Into The Teaching Profession": Supervising Teachers' Judgements During The Practicum, Lynn D. Sheridan, Sharon K. Tindall-Ford
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
This study explores supervising teachers' judgements about pre-service teachers during a practicum experience. Making judgements is a complex, subjective process with judgements being conscious and intuitive, influenced by individual beliefs, contextual expectations and personal learning biographies. This research draws on Social Judgement Theory to guide the analysis of data collected from interviews with experienced supervising teachers. Analysis indicated that the supervisors placed most emphasis on 'personal qualities' of pre-service teachers. This has implications for the selection of candidates for teaching, the importance of non-academic capabilities in teaching and the development of pre-service teachers' personal qualities within initial teacher education programs.
"Stitching" Voices Into The Patchwork Quilt Of Qualitative Research, Gai M. Lindsay
"Stitching" Voices Into The Patchwork Quilt Of Qualitative Research, Gai M. Lindsay
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
To Assemble and Stitch a Research Dissertation When I learnt the art of patchwork quilting, the elderly teacher bemoaned the need to hold a quilt together with stitches. The joy in quilting, she explained, stems from a delight in fabrics, colours and the quilt design. She joked that were it possible to 'whack a quilt together' with glue, it would be preferable to the labour-intense process of assembly by stitching. However, to 'short-cut' the assembly process would not produce a quilt likely to be appreciated for its beauty, stability or warmth. I extend this notion to the doctoral thesis process.
Refugee Background Students Transitioning Into Higher Education: Navigating Complex Spaces, Skye Playsted
Refugee Background Students Transitioning Into Higher Education: Navigating Complex Spaces, Skye Playsted
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
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