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White, Simone; Murray, Jean; Goodwin, A. Lin; Kosnik, Clare; Beck, Clive – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Teacher educators are an occupational group who appear to suffer from an identity crisis. They do not seem to be able to agree on what their role or professional learning needs are. This situation has dire consequences for the next generation of teacher educators who enter the field in the same rather haphazard and ad hoc way as the ones before.…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Beginning Teachers, Mentors, Professional Identity
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Eli Lejonberg; Katrine Nesje; Eyvind Elstad; Knut-Andreas Abben Christophersen – International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2024
Purpose: The study explored how PSTs perceived a learning design, using a decision simulator, a self-reflection guide and a peer mentoring guide as tools to mediate reflections on approaches to the teacher's role. The individual characteristics of PSTs were also considered, including role clarity, self-efficacy and affective commitment, as…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mentors, Peer Relationship, Decision Making
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Thoresen, Anne-Lise; Norbye, Bente – Educational Action Research, 2021
Writing as a tool for learning and reflection is acknowledged as important in education. This article discusses how writing and subsequent dialogue can support midwife supervisors in enhancing their supervisory skills. The aim of this article is to discuss the significance of reflective journals as a tool for reflection, dialogue and cooperation…
Descriptors: Reflection, Journal Writing, Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking
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Løvgren, Mette – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
Although childcare workers have the second-worst occupation for work-related health problems and the number of professional day-care centers is growing throughout Europe, few studies have examined these workers' emotional well-being. This study investigates the effect of position, competence, work role, role clarity, and work tasks on emotional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Caregivers, Burnout, Fatigue (Biology)
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Mordal-Moen, Kjersti; Green, Ken – Sport, Education and Society, 2014
This paper examines the place of reflexivity in the "philosophies" and practices of physical education (PE) teacher educators in Norway. Using a case study approach to one quite typical institution delivering physical education teacher education (PETE) in Norway, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 teacher educators.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Case Studies, Semi Structured Interviews
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Gynnild, Vidar; Holstad, Anders; Myrhaug, Dag – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2008
This article reports on a case study of learning and academic achievement in engineering education. Two sets of oral exams were used as a source of information in relation to students' learning and needs in the learning situation. Through ensuing interviews, patterns of learning strategies were discerned. Academically successful students utilised…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Tutors