Building community using experiential education with elementary preservice teachers in a social studies methodology course

There is urgency for teacher educators to instruct preservice teachers in the tenants of social justice education. This based upon American demographic landscape and responsibility teach justice. Preservice report feeling inadequately prepared educate when entering classroom setting (citations from below). Feelings incompetence teaching expressed among coupled with minimal examination literature effects education practices that aid readiness provided foundation this study. study examined experiential methodologies can prepare justice, particularly within a studies context. The focused on two research questions: (a) How do elementary methods course conceptualize an framework? (b) In what ways did operationalize practicum classroom? Also was how development community methodology fostered understanding findings highlight were able building communities doing so created effective learning community. Although valued implementation foster difficulties their incorporation environment due lack confidence, competence, or collegial support.