Preservice Middle Level Teachers' Orientation toward Teaching: Case Studies in Professional Development.

Smith, Robin Loflin; Strahan, David

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Publication Date: 1997

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Preservice Middle Level Teachers' Orientation toward Teaching: Case Studies in Professional Development.

Smith, Robin Loflin; Strahan, David

Teacher Education Quarterly, v24 n4 p33-50 Fall 1997

Presents four case studies illustrating how preservice middle school teachers negotiated their orientations toward teaching during three years of professional courses and internships. The article examines the conflicting influences of coursework, classroom experiences, and cooperating teachers' practice. All of the students experienced a degree of cognitive dissonance, particularly in perspectives toward teaching language arts. (SM)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle School Teachers, Middle Schools, Preservice Teacher Education, Prior Learning, Professional Development, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Teachers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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