Key Stakeholdersí Attitudes towards Teacher Education Programs in TEFL: A Case Study of Farhangian University in Iran

Autor/inn/en	Gholami, Javad; Qurbanzada, Isa
Titel	Key Stakeholdersí Attitudes towards Teacher Education Programs in TEFL: A Case Study of Farhangian University in Iran
Quelle	In: Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 18 (2016) 2, S.5-20 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1691-4147
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preservice Teachers; Undergraduate Students; Experienced Teachers; Teacher Educators; Language Teachers; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Bachelors Degrees; Teacher Education Programs; Questionnaires; Stakeholders; Case Studies; Teacher Attitudes; Student Teacher Attitudes; Statistical Analysis; Practicums; Observation; Preferences; Accountability; Study Skills; Phonology; Mass Media; Lesson Plans; High Schools; Material Development; Story Telling; Research Methodology; Course Evaluation; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Fragebogen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lehrerverhalten; Statistische Analyse; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Beobachtung; Verantwortung; Studientechnik; Fonologie; Massenmedien; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; High school; Oberschule; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	Recently, teacher training courses have attracted the researchers' special attention, while teacher education programs have not received as much attention. The present study investigated the attitudes key stakeholders in a teacher education program (i.e., student teachers, in-service teachers, and teacher educators) hold toward the appropriateness of TEFL teacher education programs at an Iranian teacher education university and their relevance to and sustainable impact in the real teaching context. To this end, 62 pre-service teachers, 48 in-service teachers, and 28 teacher educators filled out the Foreign Language Teacher Education Program Evaluation questionnaire adapted from Peacock (2009). The results of ANOVA tests indicated that the pre-service teachers and teacher educators found courses with literary strands less relevant to English language teaching and believed that those courses should be modified or replaced by teaching more knowledge-building or knowledge-applying subjects. In addition, the in-service teachers harboured a negative perspective towards the courses which were not practical in the real classroom setting and considered them less empowering. All three groups found teaching-related courses, such as teaching methodology, of more sustainable nature and useful in the real teaching context. Besides, the participants believed that it is essential for the universities to incorporate several practical courses including practicum and classroom observations within the curriculum. This study suggests that accommodating key stakeholders' preferences in a teacher education programs could lead to crafting more accountable and empowering teacher education programs. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	UNESCO Chair on Interplay of Tradition and Innovation in ESD. Parades 1-220, Daugavpils University, Daugavplis LV-5401, Latvia. Tel: 371-6542-5452; Fax: 371-6542-2890; e-mail: unescochair@du.lv; Web site: http://www.du.lv
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01