ERIC Number: EJ979190
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1544-0389
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Assessing Teacher Dispositions in Pre-Service Teachers
Frederiksen, Heidi; Cooner, Donna; Stevenson, Cerissa
Journal of College Teaching & Learning, v9 n1 p39-52 1st Qtr 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a significant difference between the perceived dispositions in pre-service teachers in urban settings versus non-urban settings. It was also the intent of this study to describe the change in perceived dispositions throughout pre-service teachers' internship experiences. Graduate students (N=44) from a teacher education program participated by providing responses to surveys, reflections, and focus groups. Final Assessment (FA) grades were also gathered to validate responses. The nature of self-reported data requires this study to collect both quantitative and qualitative data so that pre-service teachers' responses can be validated with their experience, which influenced the decision to employ a mixed-methods design for this study. A triangulation mixed methods design (QUANT + QUAL) was used. The quantitative analysis used a non-experimental comparative approach. Inductive within deductive coding was used to analyze the journal responses and focus groups. Template analysis (King, 2004) used pre-established codes based on the 10 INTASC Principles and Dispositions Indicators (1992). Themes also emerged inductively and were identified throughout the coding process. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Beliefs, Student Teacher Attitudes, Rural Urban Differences, Internship Programs, Attitude Change, Graduate Students, Student Surveys, Reflection, Focus Groups, Mixed Methods Research, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Mail Surveys, Pretests Posttests, Teaching Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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