The Developmental Path of Internship Program within the Iranian System of Teacher Training

The Developmental Path of Internship Program within the Iranian System of Teacher Training   Gh. Ahmadi, Ph.D.* S. Maleki** M. Mehrmohammadi, Ph.D.*** S.M.R. EmaamJom’eh, Ph.D.****   Theoretically, internship programs can utilize any one of the three known approaches: craft model, applied science model, and reflective model. The purpose of the current paper has been to show the developmental path of approaches to internship during the century-old history of Iranian teacher training programs. Perusal of the available documents reveals that initially the apprenticeship approach has been used for up to 70 years. Then the applied science approach is utilized, ever so inadequately. The use of the reflective approach is the hallmark of the Farhangiyan University charter, adopted since 2013. However, the data collected herein show that the present approach suffers from the lack of much characteristics expected from the reflective approach.      Keywords: practicum, craft model, applied science model, reflective model, levels of reflection    _______________________ Date received: Mar. 12, 2019                   Date accepted: Aug. 11, 2019 * Associate Professor of Education, College of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee University. [email protected] ** Doctoral Student in Curriculum Planning, College of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee University (Corresponding Author): [email protected] *** Professor of Education, Tarbiat Modares University. [email protected] **** Associate Professor of Education, College of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee University. [email protected]