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Examining Student Teachers' Engagement with the Theory-Practice Link in Initial Teacher Education
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Tang, Sylvia Y. F.; Wong, Angel K. Y.; Li, Dora D.Y.; Cheng, May M. H. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2019
The theory-practice debate has been a perennial issue in initial teacher education (ITE). By reporting a mixed-methods study in an ITE programme characterized by a university-based 'theory-first' approach in Hong Kong, this study offers useful empirical evidence to analyse the theory-practice issue. 346 student teachers of a BEd Programme…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries
Examining Professional Learning and the Preparation of Professionally Competent Teachers in Initial Teacher Education
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Tang, Sylvia Y. F.; Wong, Angel K. Y.; Cheng, May M. H. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2016
The relative contributions of higher education and schools, and hence the conceptual and practical aspects of ITE, to student teachers' professional learning have been an issue of concern in teacher education. This article reports a mixed-methods study showing the relationship between student teachers' engagement with the practical and conceptual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Mixed Methods Research
Closing the Gap between the Theory and Practice of Teaching: Implications for Teacher Education Programmes in Hong Kong
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Cheng, May M. H.; Cheng, Annie Y. N.; Tang, Sylvia Y. F. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2010
The gap between the theory and practice of teaching is an issue of concern in teacher education. Although researching this gap is not new, few studies have been conducted in Hong Kong. It is worth investigating the contemporary Asian models of teacher education that can provide reference to the international literature. This paper examines this…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods