Preservice Teachers’ Learning and Development in a Community-Engaged Teacher Education Program (Poster 26)

• In Event: Saturday Poster Session 1:15 pm
  In Poster Session: Engaged Teacher Preparation: Community, Research, and Practice

Abstract

This paper examines pre-service teachers' learning and development in a community-engaged teacher education program. Focusing on socially just, equity-focused pedagogies that value diverse perspectives, this research explores student teachers' conceptualizations and practices of community-engaged teaching in pre-service education. Objectives include understanding their enactments, identifying supporting factors, and gaining insights into emerging theories related to community-engaged education. Guided field observations play a crucial role in broadening student teachers' views on community and educators. However, a theory-practice divide leaves them with questions about implementation. This research addresses a significant gap in teacher preparation, emphasizing the need for reciprocity in community-engaged practices to support diverse classrooms and promote social innovation.

Author

• Pooja Dharamshi, Simon Fraser University