Candidates Define a Teacher Change Model That Supported Self-Efficacy

• In Event: Perceptions of Partnership: Insights of Teacher Candidates, Schoolchildren, and Families on Professional Development School Partnerships

Abstract

This study examined how pre-service teacher candidates perceived the effectiveness of their clinical practice. Participants included 107 candidates. Data sources included surveys and focus group interviews. Findings revealed a teacher change model developed from the candidates' emic perspective of the teacher preparation program. Development of teaching self-efficacy was fundamental to the change process.

Authors

• Robert E. Bleicher, California State University - Channel Islands

• Cynthia A. Coler