Pre-service teachers’ views of an ideal teacher for a fast-changing world
This article reports on a study that explored final year preservice teachers’ conceptualisations of an ideal teacher for a fast-changing world. The study was framed by literature on reflective practice. A basic qualitative research design was used to examine how the preservice teachers constructed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Perspectives in Education |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/8629 |
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| Summary: | This article reports on a study that explored final year preservice teachers’ conceptualisations of an ideal teacher for a fast-changing world. The study was framed by literature on reflective practice. A basic qualitative research design was used to examine how the preservice teachers constructed meaning of the phenomenon under study. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and thorough analysis of the preservice teachers’ research projects on the topic. The findings are that ideal teachers for a fast-changing world must: be adaptable; be digitally literate and fluent; encourage agency in the teaching and learning environment; use innovative teaching methods; and value continuous professional development. The findings lead to the question as to whether teacher education programmes pay sufficient attention to preparing pre-service teachers for the fast-changing world, in the curriculum and through practices taught.
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| ISSN: | 0258-2236 2519-593X |