Facebook and the Final Practicum: The Impact of Online Peer Support in the Assistant Teacher Program

Autor/inn/en	Paris, Lisa F.; Boston, Julie; Morris, Julia
Titel	Facebook and the Final Practicum: The Impact of Online Peer Support in the Assistant Teacher Program
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (2015) 9, Artikel 9 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Social Support Groups; Preservice Teachers; Standards; Art Education; Science Education; Student Attitudes; Practicums; Beginning Teachers; College Faculty; Outcomes of Education; Teacher Education Programs; Foreign Countries; Professional Isolation; Social Isolation; Questionnaires; Intervention; Communities of Practice; Mixed Methods Research; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Standard; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Schülerverhalten; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Fakultät; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Soziale Isolation; Fragebogen; Community; Australien
Abstract	Australian pre-service teachers (PST) frequently report feeling isolated and vulnerable during the high stakes Assistant Teacher Program (ATP) final practicum. Mentoring and online learning communities have been shown to offer effective support during periods in which pre-service and beginning teachers feel challenged. As social media progressively infiltrates all aspects of contemporary life, individuals and organisations are opting to use technology in highly adaptive ways; as a result, they have to navigate both the positive aspects and pitfalls of the medium. In this paper we examine whether university Facebook© support groups, coupled with professional standards training and moderator involvement by university staff, enhanced ATP outcomes for preservice teachers in art and science. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01