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How Field Experiences Influence Perceptions of Learning to Teach in a Precollegiate Urban Teaching Academy Program
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Fletcher, Edward Charles, Jr.; Nguema, Arland; Ashford, Shetay – Action in Teacher Education, 2016
This qualitative, multicase study examined the support, instruction, coursework, discussions, field and clinical experiences, and critical reflection that took place within a precollegiate Urban Teaching Academy (UTA) magnet program located in a southeastern school district. Two major themes emerged with sub-themes undergirding each. The first…
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Clinical Experience, Teacher Education, Qualitative Research
An Assessment of Students' Perceptions toward Factors Influencing Supervised Agricultural Experience Participation
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Lewis, Lauren J.; Rayfield, John; Moore, Lori L. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate student perceptions toward factors influencing Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) participation. This descriptive study was conducted in 120 randomly selected agricultural education programs throughout four purposively selected states representative of the National FFA regions. Within each state…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Agricultural Education, School Activities, Skill Development
Supervised Agricultural Experience: An Examination of Student Knowledge and Participation
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Lewis, Lauren J.; Rayfield, John; Moore, Lori L. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate student Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) knowledge and participation. This descriptive study was conducted in 120 randomly selected agricultural education programs throughout four purposively selected states representative of the National FFA regions. Students completed a questionnaire assessing…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Field Experience Programs
Facilitating Youth to Take Sustainability Actions: The Potential of Peer Education
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de Vreede, Catherine; Warner, Alan; Pitter, Robert – Journal of Environmental Education, 2014
Peer education is an understudied yet valuable strategy for sustainability educators in shifting youth to take action for sustainability. This case study conceptualizes the change process in facilitating youth to take sustainability actions, and explores the benefits, dynamics, and challenges of peer education as a strategy in facilitating change.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Peer Teaching, Peer Relationship
Learning by Mentoring: Prospective Teachers as Mentors to Children At-Risk
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Fresko, Barbara; Wertheim, Cheruta – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2006
This survey-based study examined the benefits of mentoring for 299 pre-service teachers who voluntarily worked with children at-risk in a nationwide Israeli mentoring project. Results revealed that mentoring taught prospective teachers about the world of children, increased their sensitivity to children at-risk and to children as individuals, and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Mentors, Field Experience Programs, Preservice Teachers