ERIC Number: EJ1261069
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 20
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"I Actually Felt More Confident": An Online Resource for Enhancing Pre-Service Teacher Resilience during Professional Experience
Mansfield, Caroline F.; Beltman, Susan; Weatherby-Fell, Noelene L.
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v45 n4 Article 3 p30-48 Apr 2020
One responsibility of teacher education is to provide opportunities for pre-service teachers to build skills and strategies to develop confidence for overcoming challenges and build their professional resilience, yet how students learn these skills is not clearly understood. This study examines how engaging with online modules influenced participants' efficacy and resilience during their final professional experience practicum. Interviews with 13 Australian pre-service teachers revealed that the module content and design reactivated existing knowledge, taught new emotional regulation and coping strategies, encouraged self-awareness and reflection, and built confidence. While further research is needed, participants used their new found knowledge during their professional placement and indicated they intended to do so in their future careers.
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Preservice Teachers, Resilience (Psychology), Web Based Instruction, Skill Development, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Student Teaching, Student Attitudes, Self Concept, Reflection, Educational Strategies
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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