The purpose of this study was to examine perspectives on coaching student teaching and identify the tasks for its reconstruction. Positivisim, inquiry, and critical theory were reviewed in terms of shedding light on the problems as well as the roles a...
The purpose of this study was to examine perspectives on coaching student teaching and identify the tasks for its reconstruction. Positivisim, inquiry, and critical theory were reviewed in terms of shedding light on the problems as well as the roles and functions of the current coaching student teaching. Although they gave us some specific strategies for the efficient coaching student teaching, they have not suggested alternatives which adequately apply to various kinds of teaching-learning situations faced by cooperating teachers and student teachers. Reflective perspective was introduced as bases for transformation of the current coaching student teaching.
On the basis of reflective perspective, three strategies for reconstruction of the coaching student teaching were proposed in this study; first, reconstruction of the coaching student teaching should be based on supportive relationships with equal participation and cooperation between cooperating teacher and student teacher; second, it should be built upon equal role and relationships between cooperating teacher and student teacher; lastly, it should be developed based on dialogue and conscious reflection.