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ERIC Number: EJ397230
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Teacher Education Students' Preconceptions of Teaching.
Weinstein, Carol S.
Journal of Teacher Education, v40 n2 p53-60 Mar-Apr 1989
Results are reported from a study in which 113 teacher education students and 131 inservice teachers were surveyed regarding their conceptions about teaching. Descriptions of good teaching by both groups emphasized interpersonal/affective variables. Students tended to engage in unrealistic optimism about future teaching performance. (IAH)
Descriptors: Education Majors, Expectation, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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