Theory and Practice in the Curriculum

Theory and Practice in the Curriculum

Teacher Training Students’ Experiences of the Role of Coach in Linking Theory and Practice in Practicum

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
azam jamshidi tavana 1
Mohammadreza Emamjome 2
Alireza Assareh 2
1 Rajaei UN
2 Associate Professor, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Rajaei University
‎10.18869/acadpub.cstp.4.7.197
Abstract
teachers are current teacher-students who focus on developing teachers’ knowledge in the field of theory and practice in practicum as an important part of the teacher-training program. One of the effective factors in the pre-service programs is school coach that has been studied in this research. The research method used here was qualitative method through phenomenology research. Among 22 cases, focus was on 3 participants. Participants are students of 91-92 university year who have completed 3 practica. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews and participants’ observation. Also, semi-structured interviews were done with their mentors. Data were categorized by using Strauss and Corbin analysis procedure. The findings show that coach as the most effective factor in this profession can develop teacher-students’ competences. A coach do this effective task through these roles: imitation, joint-experience,  and rethinking.
Keywords
Coach
Teacher training
teacher student
practice
practicum