A proposed student teaching program for teacher training institutions in Afghanistan

• Main Author: Bandawal, Juma Gul
• Other Authors: Rielge, Jack D.
• Format: Others
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Teachers > Training of > Afghanistan.; Interns (Education) > Afghanistan.
• Online Access: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/174924; http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/414055

The general purpose for conducting this study was to develop a student teaching program for the training of prospective teachers. The intent was to discover potential approaches to strengthening student teaching programs currently in use in Afghanistan, and thereby create a new and potentially stronger teacher training program in the teacher training institutions in Afghanistan.The following major areas were emphasized in the review of the related literature.1. The value of student teaching experience in teacher training programs.2. The student teacher attitude changes which have resulted from the student teaching experience.3. The role of the college student teaching supervisor.4. The role of the classroom supervising teacher.5. Evaluation of student teaching.A questionnaire based upon the review of the related literature was developed and mailed to a selected sample of eighty-three teacher training colleges and universities located in twenty-six countries and encompassing five continents. The questionnaire was designed to gather information concerning current student teaching programs.Completed questionnaires were returned by forty-two representatives of teacher training colleges located in twelve countries. The data derived from the questionnaire were classified according to (1) the location of the country in which the teacher college was located, that is, whether the country was located in the same geographical region as Afghanistan, or (2) whether the country was located outside the immediate Afghanistan.Responses to the questionnaire were tabulated and analyzed. Analysis of the questionnaire data and the review of related literature and research led to the following findings which established guidelines for the development of a proposed student teaching program for Afghanistan.1. Joint planning of student teaching experiences by student teacher and college supervisor is of great importance in the training of student teachers.2. Classroom teaching by student teachers under the supervision of a college supervisor is valuable in student teaching activities.3. Student teacher involvement in extra classroom activities is valuable in the training experiences of student teachers.4. Joint planning of student teaching experiences by the student teacher and classroom supervising teacher is significant in the training of student teachers.5. The judgement of the classroom supervising teacher has a significant role in evaluating of student teachers.6. Student teachers should be required to have student teaching experiences in more than one classroom situation.Based upon the findings as guidelines, the purposes and objectives of the proposed student teaching program for Afghanistan were identified and the proposed student teaching program was developed. In the proposed program the emphasis was on four basic components of student teaching activities: the role and responsibilities of student teachers; the role and responsibilities of classroom supervising teachers; the role and responsibilities of the college supervisor; and the evaluation of student teachers. Recommendations were given for further research.