The development of preservice teachers' professional practice and identity through immersion in a school community
Leichsenring, Andrew R. (2017) The development of preservice teachers' professional practice and identity through immersion in a school community. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
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This case study research explored the professional teacher identity development of six fourth-year preservice teachers who participated in a year-long immersion pathway in schools. An interpretivist epistemology was utilised in order to understand the meanings of the preservice teachers' actions, and their experiences and histories. Data were collected throughout the year via interviews, an online discussion board, and the collection of professional artefacts Data revealed that participation in a year-long immersion pathway provided unexpected, challenging but rewarding experiences in relation to building a professional teacher identity beyond the usual preservice program.
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| ID Code: | 109489 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD) |
| Supervisor: | Tangen, Donna & Curtis, Elizabeth |
| Keywords: | community of practice, immersion pathway, preservice teacher, sociocultural theory, teacher identity |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.109489 |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Education Past > Schools > School of Cultural & Professional Learning |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 01 Aug 2017 16:16 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2025 00:43 |
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