Evaluation by Teacher Candidates of a Field-Based Teacher Education Program Using Focus Groups.

Munby, Hugh; Lock, Cinde; Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Whitehead, LeRoy; Martin, Andrea K.

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ERIC Number: EJ596205

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Publication Date: 1999

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Evaluation by Teacher Candidates of a Field-Based Teacher Education Program Using Focus Groups.

Munby, Hugh; Lock, Cinde; Hutchinson, Nancy L.; Whitehead, LeRoy; Martin, Andrea K.

Teacher Education Quarterly, v26 n2 p35-50 Spr 1999

Describes the use of focus groups with teacher candidates to evaluate a pilot program within the Queen's University Faculty of Education. The pilot study was designed to uncover problems in implementing the program before candidates registered. After reviewing focus-group techniques, the article describes how they were used in the pilot study's evaluation and discusses resulting issues and recommendations. (SM)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Practicums, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Student Teachers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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