ERIC Number: EJ1013935
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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Workplace-Based Practicum: Enabling Expansive Practices
Pridham, Bruce A.; Deed, Craig; Cox, Peter
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v38 n4 Article 4 Apr 2013
Effective pre-service teacher education integrates theoretical and practical knowledge. One means of integration is practicum in a school workplace. In a time of variable approaches to, and models of, practicum, we outline an innovative model of school immersion as part of a teacher preparation program. We apply Fuller and Unwin's (2004) expansive and restrictive conceptual framework of workplace learning to a case study of an immersive practicum experience to discuss themes of participation, personal development and institutional arrangements in relation to school-based practicum. Enablers and constraints are identified for our immersion model of workplace-based practicum. Based on the data analysis a number of implications for structuring an expansive practicum learning experience are outlined. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Practicums, Work Environment, Models, Case Studies, Learning Experience, Communities of Practice, Placement, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mentors, College School Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Focus Groups, Preservice Teacher Education, Qualitative Research
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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