NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Challenging Points of Contact among Supervisor, Mentor Teacher and Teacher Candidates: Conflicting Institutional Expectations
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Katz, Laurie; Isik-Ercan, Zeynep – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2015
Grounded in an ethnographic logic of inquiry utilizing the concept of languaculture, this study explores how cultural differences between a field-based team and the university supervisor led to unanticipated challenges and points of conflict in an early childhood teacher education program in Midwestern United States. By examining points of contact…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs
From University to Working Life: An Analysis of Field-Based Studies in Early Childhood Teacher Education and Recently Graduated Kindergarten Teachers' Transition to Work
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Onnismaa, Eeva-Leena; Tahkokallio, Leena; Kalliala, Marjatta – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2015
The aim of this article was to shed light on problematic issues related to the practical element in early childhood teacher education. We approach these questions mainly through scrutinizing and interpreting this part of kindergarten teachers' university education in Finland. We then expand our analysis to include the broader issues of job…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Kindergarten