Locating Difference With Teacher Candidates

Learning Motivation of Teacher Candidates

The aim of this study is to examine whether the motivation level of recruited students differs in accordance with their sexes, success and department. The descriptive research method was used for the study, the population of which was composed of the recruited students in various Education Faculties from ten universities in country. 673 of the recruited students were female and 471 were male 47...

Effective teacher education: from student-teacher candidates to novice teachers prepared for urban education

PREPARING TEACHER CANDIDATES TO BE EFFECTIVE URBAN EDUCATORS WHOARE REFLECTIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY byCHAVON L. JACKSON December, 2011Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Crawford-McKinneyMajor: Curriculum and InstructionDegree: Doctor of Philosophy The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent a teacher educationprogram prepares teacher candidates to b...

Investigating the Content and Sources of Teacher Candidates ’ Personal Practical

Research on teachers’ (personal) theories and beliefs and their (practical) knowledge derived from experience, whether held implicitly or stated explicitly as their personal practical theories (PPTs), indicates that such beliefs can influence teachers’ classroom practices and, therefore, the opportunities that their students have for learning. This study uses a content analysis of 472 self-repo...

An instructional challenge through problem solving for physics teacher candidates

The teaching of science, especially at pre-college and teacher education levels has undergone tremendous transformation over the years: from teacher-centred transmission to student-centred approaches rooted in constructivism. Whereas constructivism has been charged with all manner of shortfalls, it still can be of benefit to the way physics instructions are organized and implemented. In this pa...

Making a Difference in Teacher Education Courses: A Psychological Reconsideration