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2024-03-29T13:52:53ZTowards Understanding When Service-Learning Fosters Efficacy Beliefs of Preservice Teachers
http://hdl.handle.net/10106/24795
Towards Understanding When Service-Learning Fosters Efficacy Beliefs of Preservice Teachers
Tice, Kathleen; Nelson, Larry
This research uses a mixed methods approach in focusing upon the role service-learning can play in enhancing preservice teachers’ sense of efficacy. Results of the quantitative component reveal significant gains in efficacy beliefs of preservice teachers who engaged in a service-learning project during a course in their teacher preparation. At the completion of a service-learning project, preservice teachers shared their perceptions of their participation through written reflections. Qualitative analysis of the preservice teachers’ written reflections and the characteristics of the service-learning experience uncover sources of efficacy, providing guidance for planning service-learning in teacher education. Additionally, findings document the importance of providing preservice teachers learning experiences that are authentic while also providing ample support for success.
2015-01-01T00:00:00Z