The Evolution of Teacher Education Programmes in Different Countries with a Special Focus on the Role of Practicum in Developing Teacher Competences
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2019
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Pesti Csilla
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Educational stakeholders should work in collaboration for achieving quality and effectiveness in education. However, there is a gap among practitioners, researchers and policy-makers. The literature insists that practitioners should be at the centre of knowledge production. Given this, initial teacher education (ITE) has an acknowledgeable role in preparing future teachers for such endeavours by empowering them to conduct research. On the basis of ITE programmes at two universities in Hungary and Austria, this study aims to explore the role of practicum in developing student teachers’ competences and preparing them for conducting practice-oriented research. Data were collected through document analysis and interviews and group interviews with student teachers.