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Ragpot, Larra – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2020
Background: Most field coursework in teacher education (TE) programmes do not incorporate extended "in situ" interaction with individual children in a classroom. Furthermore, child development theory (from coursework) is not taught in tandem with students' extended periods of practicum placement in schools. Aim: This study sought to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Child Development, Professional Development Schools
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Klenk, Laura – School-University Partnerships, 2015
In the mid-1980s and early 1990s, the Holmes group (1990) laid out a blueprint for leadership in PDS schools, positing that effective principals could foster leadership roles for all participants. Since then other scholars have explored the challenges of establishing strong principal-PDS relationships. This qualitative case study reveals how one…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Preservice Teachers, Leadership Role, Professional Development Schools
Swisher, Laurie N. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The student teaching experience plays a significant role in teacher education programs by providing pre-service teachers with an opportunity to work directly with students in actual school settings. Recent reform movements in teacher education have emphasized mentoring and models of student teacher fieldwork such as partnerships and professional…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Professional Development Schools, Mentors
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Swars, Susan L.; Dooley, Caitlin McMunn – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
This mixed methods study offers a theoretically grounded description of a field-based science methods course within a Professional Development School (PDS) model (i.e., PDS-based course). The preservice teachers' (n = 21) experiences within the PDS-based course prompted significant changes in their personal teaching efficacy, with the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Professional Development Schools, Field Experience Programs
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Suh, Jennifer M.; Fulginiti, Kerri – School-University Partnerships, 2012
This paper examines how Lesson Study (Lewis, 2002) was used in an elementary mathematics methods course held at a Professional Development School and intended to support pre-service teachers to become reflective practitioners while working alongside clinical faculty. Attention is given to detailing the features of Lesson Study that situates the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Professional Development Schools, Teacher Educators
Sargent, Amy; Gartland, Debi; Borinsky, Mark; Durkan, Kim – School-University Partnerships, 2009
In this article, we share how a professional development school (PDS) partnership between several elementary school sites within a district and an institution of higher education prepares special education teacher candidates. The following challenges are identified for PDS stakeholders: recruiting qualified special education mentor teachers,…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Mentors, Field Experience Programs, Special Education Teachers