Variability versus Continuity: Student Teachers' Perceptions of Two University Supervision Formats

Autor/inn/en	Shoulders, Catherine W.; Edgar, Don; Bolton, Andrew
Titel	Variability versus Continuity: Student Teachers' Perceptions of Two University Supervision Formats
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 57 (2016) 2, S.161-171 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
Schlagwörter	Student Teaching; Student Teacher Attitudes; Student Teacher Supervisors; Observation; Qualitative Research; Feedback (Response); Comparative Analysis; Focus Groups; Supervision; Arkansas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching practice; Unterrichtspraxis; Beobachtung; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	The aspects that make up the student teaching experience, from site placement to feedback received from site and university supervisors, are each influential on the quality of the student teaching experience. Whether made consciously or unconsciously, university supervisors must decide whether to allocate observations by student, wherein each supervisor meets with a small set of student teachers multiple times, or by visit, wherein each supervisor meets with every student teacher one time. This qualitative study explored student teachers' perceptions after being observed using one of the two aforementioned formats. Student teachers valued time with their university supervisors, reporting a desire for more time under observation and for discussion and feedback. They also appreciated the variability in feedback supplied by multiple supervisors, but desired continuity in feedback found with a single supervisor. Recommendations, including several potential observation formats, are offered to assist university supervisors in maximizing their time with student teachers while meeting the student teachers' conflicting needs of both variability and continuity in feedback. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01