The Mental Health Profiles Of Student Teachers: Relevance To Teacher Education And In Identifying Potential Future Teacher Problems

10.5580/2c75 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Future Teacher ◽  
Health Profiles

scholarly journals The Effects of a Mindfulness Program on Mental Health in Students at an Undergraduate Program for Teacher Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Real-Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lise Juul ◽  
Eva Brorsen ◽  
Katinka Gøtzsche ◽  
Birgitte Lund Nielsen ◽  
Lone Overby Fjorback
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Undergraduate Program

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of a mindfulness program including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on the mental health of student teachers when offered at their educational institution in a real-life context.Methods: A parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted among self-selected student teachers at a Danish undergraduate program for teacher education in the autumns of 2019 and 2020. Participation was not recommended in case of (1) clinical depression or a diagnosis of psychosis or schizophrenia, (2) abuse of alcohol, drugs, and/or medicine. Randomization was performed by a Statistician who was blinded to the identity of the students. Data was collected using self-reported questionnaires. The primary outcome was a change in perceived stress 3 months from baseline. Secondary outcome measures were symptoms of anxiety and depression, well-being, resilience, mindfulness, and thoughts and feelings during rest. The effects were analyzed according to the intention-to-treat principle using mixed-effect linear regression models. Mediating effects of mindfulness skills on the mental health outcomes were explored using structural equation modeling.Results: The study group included 67 student teachers with 34 allocated to the intervention group (median age: 25 years; women: n = 24, 71%); and 33 students (median age: 25 years; women: n = 25, 76%) allocated to a waiting list control group. At baseline, mean Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) scores were 18.88 (SD: 5.75) in the intervention group and 17.91 (SD: 6.36) in the waiting list control group. A total of 56 students completed the questionnaire at a 3-month follow-up (28 in both the intervention- and the control group). Statistically significant effects of the intervention were found on perceived stress, symptoms of anxiety and depression, well-being, and on three of seven resting-state dimensions. No effects were found on resilience or mindfulness. Statistically significant mediated effects via resting-state dimensions were found.Conclusion The findings suggested that offering a mindfulness program at an undergraduate program for teacher education could significantly improve the mental health among self-selected students within 3 months. Results of mediation analysis supported the hypothesis that some of the effects might be explained by reduced distracting thoughts.Clinical Trial Registration: [www.ClinicalTrials.gov], identifier [NCT04558099].

scholarly journals Projeto TEL@FTELAB: desenho de cenários de aprendizagem na formação inicial de professores de informática

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (31) ◽  
pp. 37-57
Author(s):  
João Manuel Nunes Piedade ◽  
Ana Isabel Gonçalves Pedro ◽  
Abel Alexandre Silva ◽  
João Filipe Matos
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Future Teacher ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Video Cases ◽  
Initial Teacher Training ◽  
Learning Scenarios ◽  
Enhanced Learning

RESUMO Este artigo apresenta a experiência de desenho e implementação de cenários de aprendizagem na formação inicial de professores de informática desenvolvida no âmbito do projeto Technology Enhanced Learning @ Future Teacher Education Lab (TEL@FTELab). O Projeto TEL@FTELAB financiado pela Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, assume que os programas de formação e os ambientes educativos enriquecidos com tecnologias digitais podem ser um fator importante no incremento da qualidade dos programas de formação inicial de professores e nas suas futuras práticas profissionais. Uma das fases do projeto consiste na pilotagem de módulos de formação, em dois ciclos consecutivos, com alunos dos mestrados em ensino (e.g. Biologia, Matemática, Informática, Economia). Cada ciclo de pilotagem implica o desenho de cenários de aprendizagem e a sua implementação junto de alunos do ensino básico e secundário, no âmbito da prática de ensino supervisionada de cada uma das especialidades de formação inicial. Os cenários de aprendizagem apresentam-se como uma forma de planificar atividades de ensino e aprendizagem que promove o desenvolvimento de competências relacionadas com a resolução de problemas, colaboração, pensamento crítico e criatividade. Neste artigo apresenta-se o processo de desenvolvimento e os resultados do primeiro ciclo de pilotagem no mestrado em ensino da informática operacionalizado na produção e apresentação de vídeo cases. Cada vídeo case é composto por um cenário de aprendizagem e vídeo apresentação, um conjunto de Meta dados (e.g. escola, turma, disciplina, módulo, professores) e um conjunto de vídeos com testemunhos dos participantes. Palavras-chave: Projeto TEL@FTELab. Cenários de Aprendizagem. Aprendizagem Enriquecida com Tenologias. Formação Inicial de Professores de Informática.   ABSTRAT This paper describes the experience of design and implementation of learning scenarios in informatic initial teacher training developed under the scope of Technology Enhanced Learning @ Future Teacher Education Lab Project (TEL@FTELab). The TEL@FTElab Project, funded by the National Science and Technology Foundation, assumes that technology enhanced teacher education programs may represent a relevant added value to the quality of prospective teachers’ training and therefore of their teaching practices. One of the project phases is them is about piloting training modules, in two consecutive cycles of implementation, within the Master Programs on Teaching (e.g. Biology, Mathematics, Informatics, Economics). Each cycle of piloting includes the design of learning scenarios by teacher educators and student teachers and its experimentation with basic and secondary school classes, under the scope of supervised teaching practices of each initial training specialties. Learning scenarios are a powerful way to planning learning and teaching activities to promote the development of competences related to problem solving, communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. This paper presents the development process and the results of the first piloting cycle operationalized on the video cases production and presentation. Each videocase consists of a learning scenario description and presentation (in video animation), a set of metadata (e.g., school, students, topic, subject, student teacher and supervisor), a full and short version of scenario for download and a set of participants’ testimonials. Keywords: TEL@FTELab Project. Learning Scenarios. Technology Enhanced Learning. Informatics Initial Teacher Training. RESUMEN Este artículo presenta la experiencia de diseño e implementación de escenarios de aprendizaje en la formación inicial de profesores de informática desarrollada en el marco del proyecto Technology Enhanced Learning @ Future Teacher Education Lab (TEL @ FTELab). El Proyecto TEL @ FTELAB financiado por la Fundación para la Ciencia y la Tecnología asume que los programas de formación y los ambientes educativos enriquecidos con tecnologías digitales pueden ser un factor importante en el incremento de la calidad de los programas de formación inicial de profesores y en sus futuras prácticas profesionales. Una de las fases del proyecto consiste en el pilotaje de módulos de formación, en dos ciclos consecutivos, con alumnos de los másters en enseñanza (referido Biología, Matemática, Informática, Economía). Cada ciclo de pilotaje implica el diseño de escenarios de aprendizaje y su implementación en los alumnos de enseñanza básica y secundaria, en el marco de la práctica de enseñanza supervisada de cada una de las especialidades de formación inicial. Los escenarios de aprendizaje se presentan como una forma de planificar actividades de enseñanza y aprendizaje que promueven el desarrollo de competencias relacionadas con la resolución de problemas, colaboración, pensamiento crítico y creatividad. En este artículo se presenta el proceso de desarrollo y los resultados del primer ciclo de pilotaje en la maestría en enseñanza de la informática operacionalizada en la producción y presentación de video cases. Cada video case se compone de un escenario de aprendizaje y presentación de vídeo, un conjunto de Meta datos (escuela, clase, disciplina, módulo, profesores) y un conjunto de vídeos con testimonios de los participantes. Palabras clave: Proyecto TEL @ FTELAB. Escenarios de Aprendizaje. Aprendizaje Enriquecida con Tenologías. Formación Inicial de Profesores de Informática.   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22169/revint.v14i31.1495

Student Teachers’ Learning and Professional Development in Second Language Teacher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamile Hamiloğlu
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Second Language Teacher Education ◽  
Second Language Teacher

This article is a review on student teacher (ST) learning in second language teacher education (SLTE) and it aims to establish a context for ST learning for professional development in SLTE research and frame its contribution to the current research literature. To achieve this, it conducts an overview on concepts of interest, and it places in perspective some of the key previous findings relating to the research at hand. Broadly, it is to serve as a foundation for the debate over perspectives of second/foreign language (S/FL) student teachers’ (STs’) learning to teach through their professional development with reference to both coursework and practicum contexts.Keywords: student teacher learning, second language teacher education (SLTE), professional development

Formación Inicial Docente: Una mirada al Proceso de Construcción de Conocimiento Profesional desde la Práctica

2014 ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Pamela Labra Godoy ◽  
Rodrigo Fuentealba J.
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Social System ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Teacher Formation ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Social ◽  
Application Logic ◽  
Process Product

Resumen: Los procesos de formación de profesores han estado fuertemente influenciados por una lógica aplicacionista y una visión fragmentada y prescriptiva de la naturaleza del conocimiento. Se puede observar una enseñanza basada en la oralidad, en un bajo trabajo práctico y una escasa vinculación con la realidad educativa y los requerimientos del contexto. Se hace necesario que en dichos procesos se reconozca a los futuros profesores como sujetos de conocimiento con quienes se debiese generar una estructura curricular práctica activa y reflexiva.El reconocer la complejidad de los procesos que se llevan a cabo en el contexto educacional, hace necesario transitar desde una lógica instrumental/mecanicista, proceso-producto a una perspectiva epistemológica donde se rescate el dinamismo del ámbito educacional y la complejidad del sistema social en que éste se encuentra inserto. Palabras clave: Formación Inicial Docente - Construcción de Conocimiento Profesional – Prácticas – Reflexión Profesional Abstract Teacher education processes have been heavily  influenced by application logic, as well as, to a fragmented and prescriptive vision of the nature of knowledge, instead of the construction of it. A teaching process based on the predominance of oral discourse, low practical work, and a limited relation with educational reality and context needs, has been  observed. It seems necessary to recognize student - teachers as knowledge subjects with whom there should be an active/reflective curricular activity, and also recognize the complexity of the processes that take place in the educational context. In other words, it is necessary to move from an instrumental, process/ product perspective towards an epistemological perspective able to recognize the dynamism in the educational system and the complexity of the social system in which it is immersed. Key Words: Initial Teacher Formation- Professional Knowledge Construction- Practicum- Professional Reflection

scholarly journals The Challenge of Educating Purposeful Teachers in Finland

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Elina Kuusisto ◽  
Kirsi Tirri
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
21St Century ◽  
School Community ◽  
The Self ◽  
Moral Commitment ◽  
Mediating Factor

This article discusses the challenges of educating teachers in Finland. As a goal in teacher education for the 21st century we propose the purposeful teacher, referring to a teacher who has a long-term moral commitment to serve students, the school community and society. Our data collected from student (N = 912) and practising (N = 77) teachers yielded information on the purposes they identified as important in their lives. The survey included quantitative instruments and open- ended questions. The teachers identified happiness, relationships, work and self-actualisation as the most important contents of their aspirations. All the content categories could be understood as potential purposes in that the benefit extended beyond the teachers themselves. However, almost half of the student teachers (46%) and over half of teachers (55%) revealed only self-orientation. Less than half of them (43%, 36%, respectively) showed a beyond-the-self orientation, which is indicative of a purposeful teacher. Among the practising teachers, teaching appeared to be mainly a mediating factor in realising their purposes or aspirations. These results have implications related to contemporary teacher education in Finland. Both pre- and in-service teachers need to know about purposeful teaching in order to find meaning in their work.

scholarly journals Roles, relationships and emotions: Student teachers’ understanding of feedback as interpersonal

2021 ◽  
pp. 003452372198937
Author(s):  
Caroline Elbra-Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
First Year ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Undergraduate Programme ◽  
Phenomenological Case Study ◽  
International Teacher

This paper reports the findings of a small-scale study seeking to investigate how student teachers, within a three-year undergraduate programme, understand feedback. Feedback has been central to debates and discussion in the assessment literature in recent years. Hence, in this paper, feedback is positioned within the often-contradictory discourses of assessment, including perspectives on student and teacher feedback. The study focused on two first year undergraduate student teachers at a small university in England and considered the relationships between their understanding of feedback as a student, their understanding of feedback as an emerging teacher, and the key influences shaping these understandings. A phenomenological case study methodology was employed with interviews as the prime method of data collection. Themes emerged as part of an Nvivo analysis, including emotional responses, relationships and dialogue, all of which appear to have impacted on the students’ conceptual understanding of feedback as indelibly shaped by its interpersonal and affective, rather than purely cognitive or ideational, dimensions. The paper therefore seeks to contribute to the wider feedback discourse by offering an analysis of empirical data. Although situated within English teacher education, there are tentative conclusions that are applicable to international teacher education and as well as higher education more generally.

From salvation to inquiry: Preservice teachers’ conceptions of race

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-384
Author(s):  
Lucinda Grace Heimer
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Future Teacher ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Impact

Race is a marker hiding more complex narratives. Children identify the social cues that continue to segregate based on race, yet too often teachers fail to provide support for making sense of these worlds. Current critical scholarship highlights the importance of addressing issues of race, culture, and social justice with future teachers. The timing of this work is urgent as health, social and civil unrest due to systemic racism in the U.S. raise critiques and also open possibilities to reimagine early childhood education. Classroom teachers feel pressure to standardize pedagogy and outcomes yet meet myriad student needs and talents in complex settings. This study builds on the current literature as it uses one case study to explore institutional messages and student perceptions in a future teacher education program that centers race, culture, identity, and social justice. Teaching as a caring profession is explored to illuminate the impact authentic, aesthetic, and rhetorical care may have in classrooms. Using key tenets of Critical Race Theory as an analytical tool enhanced the case study process by focusing the inquiry on identity within a racist society. Four themes are highlighted related to institutional values, rigorous coursework, white privilege, and connecting individual racial and cultural understanding with classroom practice. With consideration of ethical relationality, teacher education programs begin to address the impact of racist histories. This work calls for individualized critical inquiry regarding future teacher understanding of “self” in new contexts as well as an investigation of how teacher education programs fit into larger institutional philosophies.

scholarly journals Identifying Student Teachers’ Inquiry-Related Questions in Biology Lessons

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Matti Hiltunen ◽  
Sirpa Kärkkäinen ◽  
Tuula Keinonen
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Factual Knowledge ◽  
Primary School Student ◽  
Video And Audio ◽  
Higher Order Questioning

Prior research has shown that both teacher-led and recitation questions dominate in classrooms; teachers ask closed-ended questions more than open-ended questions. Even though classroom questioning has been studied in many previous studies there has been very limited research addressing the questioning of student teachers during inquiry-based biology lessons focusing on the inquiry stages: introduction, examination, and conclusion. In this study, a total of 21 lessons by 12 student teachers in primary and secondary schools were video- and audio-recorded. The recorded discussions were transcribed and the qualities of the questions were analyzed using content analysis, and the questions of student teachers were categorized into 10 different question categories. The findings revealed that primary school student teachers asked mainly for factual knowledge, concepts, and basic knowledge of species in all inquiry stages. Secondary school student teachers also asked mainly for concepts and basic knowledge of species. They also asked students to generate ideas and explain their answers, especially in the examination and conclusion stages. The present study indicates that student teachers’ questioning needs to be developed more towards higher-order questioning such as analyzing, synthetizing, and evaluating to scaffold students in inquiries and develop future teachers’ questioning skills in teacher education.

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