An Investigation of the Involvement of Cooperating Teachers and College Tutors in The Implementation of Practicum: With Special Reference to Language Stream of Ncte
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2007-07
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which cooperating teachers and college tutors are involved in the implementation of practicum at school level. For this purpose, NCTE and seven second cycle primary schools in Nekemte town were selected. To collect necessary data, forty two student teachers, twenty eight cooperating teachers, six college tutors and one practicum coordinator were selected as the subjects of the study. The instruments used to collect data were questionnaire and interview. To analyze the collected data, qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods were employed. That is, data collected through close ended items of the questionnaires were interpreted using number and percentage, while responses obtained from open ended items of the questionnaires and the interview were described and discussed. From the analysis of data, different findings were obtained. The study reveals that most of the cooperating teachers and college tutors do not continuously follow up, support, guide and give feedback for their student teachers. The findings of the study indicate that the majority of the cooperating teachers have never participated in any training on practicum and have no an access to reference material on practicum. As the result of the study shows, there is lack of strong link and cooperation between the target College and primary schools. In addition, most respondents reported that they face different problems while implementing practicum. Based on the findings, conclusions are drawn and recommendations are forwarded to improve the implementation of practicum program
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Cooperating Teachers and College Tutors in The Implementation of Practicum