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Different Modes of Field Experience in Teacher Education Programmes

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Field Experience (FE) in teacher education programmes can take different forms and be visualized as a continuum ranging from being faculty-led university-based, common in Asian contexts, to a totally school-led school-based mode as in the UK context. Moreover, there are debates on the effectiveness of faculty-led FE. This chapter looks into the underpinning rationale and ways to enhance a faculty-led FE. Firstly, the backgrounds of the FE arrangements in Asian and the UK contexts are introduced. Secondly, issues related to school-led and faculty-led FE are examined. Finally, ways of enhancing the learning of student-teachers in faculty-led FE are examined.

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Cheng, M.MH., Lee, J.CK. (2016). Different Modes of Field Experience in Teacher Education Programmes. In: Chi-Kin Lee, J., Day, C. (eds) Quality and Change in Teacher Education. Professional Learning and Development in Schools and Higher Education, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24139-5_8

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