Enhancing Community Field Experiences as Hybrid Spaces in Teacher Preparation

• In Event: Service-Learning and Experiential Education Poster Session

Abstract

This study which is part of longitudinal research examines the effectiveness of a community service-learning experiences where preservice teachers in a physical education program worked as coaches in an after-school soccer program for students at eight middle schools located in communities characterized by poverty, low-performing schools, and gang recruitment. A quantitative approach was used to examine effectiveness through assessing gains in efficacy of pre-service teachers, and the qualitative component refined understanding how service-learning can foster confidence of prospective teachers working with diverse students from low-income backgrounds and specific factors that seem to play a role.

Authors

• Kathleen Tice, The University of Texas - Arlington

• Larry Paul Nelson, The University of Texas - Arlington