ERIC Number: EJ1422471
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-6620
EISSN: EISSN-2158-6098
Virtual Pedagogical Microsystem: An Ecological Model for Preservice Teacher Fieldwork
Sarah Donovan; Libby Adjei
Action in Teacher Education, v46 n2 p130-146 2024
Access to effective field experiences in teacher preparation has been an ongoing challenge with the pandemic exacerbating concerns about adequate theory-to-practice experiences. However, the virtual fieldwork first necessary for the safety of students could now offer promising possibilities for pedagogical development. In this qualitative case study, we examined secondary English language arts preservice teachers' pedagogical content knowing (PCKg) during online fieldwork. We bring Youth Lens theory and Repositioning Pedagogy to Ecological Systems Theory, theorizing a virtual fieldwork microsystem from recorded online teaching sessions and subsequent interviews with preservice teachers (n = 4) and high school students (n = 3) who participated in the online fieldwork. Findings reveal a co-created, shared, interdependent virtual microsystem of learning. Implications for teacher preparation include embedding learning partnerships across multiple courses to disrupt hierarchical relationships between teachers and students, leaning toward democratic ways of relating and being responsive to individual learners.
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Secondary School Teachers, English Teachers, Electronic Learning, High School Students, Student Role, Student Teaching, Teacher Student Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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