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The purpose of this mixed-method study was to investigate digital native preservice teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs regarding their technology experiences and skills at the beginning and at the end of their field placement semester. Digital natives, as defined by Prensky (2001), are students born after 1980 who have been raised with digital media and spend a great deal of time engaging with digital devices. Factors that could impact changes in these participants’ technology integration self-efficacy beliefs were also analyzed. This study used pre- and post-surveys, face-to-face interviews with a portion of the respondents, and a document review of course materials and lesson plans. Twenty-one preservice students, enrolled in the second to last semester of a teacher preparation program, at a small mid Atlantic university during the fall, 2011 semester participated. The quantitative portion involved the online administration of the Technology Integration Survey at the beginning and at the conclusion of the field placement experience. For the qualitative portion, nine participants were purposefully selected for interviews in an effort to more fully understand participants’ experiences and how these experiences impacted their self-efficacy beliefs about technology integration during the semester. In order to triangulate the data, results of the quantitative phase of the study were then compared with the results from the qualitative phase of the study. The findings of this mixed-method study suggested that digital native preservice teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs to integrate technology into their teaching improved slightly over the course of the semester. In addition, a strong relationship was found between participants’ Post-Test Technology Skills scores and Post-Test Self-Efficacy scores, indicating that an increase in technology skills corresponded with an increase in self-efficacy (r = .684, p = 0.001). Qualitative results pointed to mentor support, time, and access to technology during their field placement experiences as factors for integrating technology into their instruction. Additionally, results indicated that participants had access to and spent a considerable amount of time on computers every day. They were proficient with basic technologies but reported lower proficiency with more difficult technologies. Yet, results also suggested that, while this group of digital native preservice teachers has grown up in the digital age, their practice and, more importantly, their fundamental understanding of integrating technology into their instructional practices was limited.

Dans la foulée du mouvement de professionnalisation, l’éthique professionnelle enseignante est portée par une compétence professionnelle, plus précisément par la compétence éthique, laquelle est présentée dans le référentiel de compétences professionnelles (MEQ, 2001a). Bien que la compétence éthique comporte un caractère ambigu, telle qu’elle se décline dans le référentiel ministériel, elle est marquée d’une obligation de réussite, notamment pour les stagiaires finissants. Devant l’ambiguïté entourant le sens de la compétence éthique, nous avons mené une recension des écrits sur cette compétence afin de mettre en relief ce que signifie être compétent sur le plan éthique. Nous avons ainsi constaté que la compétence éthique entretient un lien étroit avec la réflexion. Dès lors, à l’aide d’une recension sur le concept de raisonnement, nous avons posé l’hypothèse que le raisonnement professionnel, constitué du discours et de points de repère, puisse soutenir le développement de la compétence éthique. Par conséquent, trois intentions se sont précisées : mettre en évidence les repères personnels (valeurs personnelles) et institutionnels (encadrement légal et réglementaire, normes et savoirs théoriques) que comporte le raisonnement professionnel des stagiaires en matière d’agir éthique et rendre compte de la contribution de la formation pratique ainsi que de la formation initiale au regard de ces repères. Pour ce faire, nous avons effectué deux phases de collecte de données lors desquelles ont été favorisés deux outils afin de recueillir des données de nature qualitative. Lors de la première phase, nous avons mené des entrevues semi-dirigées auprès des stagiaires, de leur enseignant associé et de leur superviseur de stage respectifs. En ce qui a trait à la deuxième phase de collecte de données, nous avons assuré la tenue d’un groupe de discussion constitué de stagiaires finissants. Nos résultats suggèrent que les repères dont disposent les stagiaires afin de soutenir leur raisonnement en matière d’agir éthique sont liés à leurs valeurs personnelles et à certaines valeurs professionnelles bien que les mots pour évoquer ces dernières ne soient pas explicites. Toutefois, les repères institutionnels que constituent l’encadrement légal et réglementaire, les normes et les savoirs théoriques sont peu présents dans leur discours. Par ailleurs, la contribution des enseignants associés et des superviseurs de stage au regard des repères se révèle modeste alors qu’elle passe principalement par la rétroaction. Les résultats à propos de la contribution des activités d’enseignement en formation initiale suggèrent que l’agir éthique est traité notamment à titre de mises en garde. Nos résultats mettent ainsi en évidence que les repères qui constituent le raisonnement professionnel des stagiaires peuvent agir à titre de levier de la compétence éthique à la condition qu’en amont les futurs enseignants aient été entraînés dans ce sens. / To follow in the footsteps of the movement of professionalisation, the professional ethical teacher is characterized by a professional competence, more precisely by the ethical competence, which is presented in the reference system of professional competence (MEQ, 2001a). Even if the ethical competence comprises an ambiguous character, as it is stated in the ministerial reference, it is marked by a successful obligation, more particularly by the graduating student teachers. In view of the ambiguity surrounding the meaning of the ethical competence, we have conducted a census of records on this competence in order to verify what it means to be competent on the ethical plan. We have therefore established that the ethical competence has a close link with reflection. From now on, by means of a review on the concept of reasoning, we have put forth the hypothesis that the professional reasoning established by the discourse and by the indicators can support the development of the ethical competence. Therefore, three intentions were specified : to showcase the personal reference points (personal values) and institutional (to target legal and regulatory , norms and theoretical knowledge) which includes the professional reasoning of student teachers the matter of ethical behavior and that would result in the contribution of pratical training in relation to the transmission of these indicators as well as the initial training to the transmission of these indicators. To achieve this, we have carried out two phases of data in which two quality tools were favored in order to collect data of qualitative nature. During the first phase, we conducted partly directed interviews with the student teachers, their cooperating teachers and their supervisor of their respective practice teaching session. Our findings suggest that student teachers make use of their references to support their reasoning in the matter of ethical behavior as well as their personal values and certain professional values since the words to evoke these are not explicit. However the institutionnel references which constitutes the legal and reglementary framework, the norms and theoretical knowledge are slightly present in their discourse. However the feedback of the cooperating teachers and stage supervisors concerning these indicators is confirmed modestly even though it passes principally by feedback. The results concerning the contribution of teaching activities in the initial training suggests that ethical behavior is particularly as a caution. Our results show that professional reasoning, with the aid of discourse and reference points can act as a lever of ethical competence on condition that progressively, the future teachers have been formed in this manner.

The purpose of this study was to investigate and improve reflective teaching in the Ethiopian Secondary School Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs). This study used a mixed methods research approach that employed a concurrent triangulation design. For data collection, the study utilized a structured questionnaire, a semi-structured individual and group interviews. The data collection instruments were utilized to solicit pre-service teachers’, teacher educators’, and cooperating teachers’ (mentors’) views on reflections and how reflective teaching in the pre-service teacher secondary school teacher education framework is being implemented. The study particularly aimed to investigate how the pre-service teachers view reflective teaching, identify the hindrances for effective reflective teaching practice, and discover strategies that could be used to improve the practice. Prominent reflective scholars’ theories and outlooks on reflective practice were reviewed and used to guide the study. The responses of the stakeholders on the nature and implementation of reflective practices were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. For the quantitative data analyses, both the descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were employed. On the other hand, narration was used to analyze the qualitative data. Triangulation of the study was observed by presenting and interpreting the qualitative data with reference of the quantitative data. The research questions were answered as the researcher analyzed the responses that the pre-service teachers hold to the reflective teaching, as well as the method, situation and issues of the reflective teaching practice in the pre- service teacher education curriculum framework. The study uncovered that secondary schools’ pre-service teachers in the existing teacher education programme were practicing few reflective teaching tools. The findings indicated that the pre-service teachers hold fair insights of reflective teaching, yet they felt less capable of doing reflective teaching critically. The findings indicated that the pre-service teacher education programme faced a number of barriers to effective reflective teaching practice. The findings also raised concerns over writing journals, instructional technology, teaching portfolios, and action research projects for reflective teaching in the pre-service teacher education programme. The study has identified key strategies that may be useful for the Ministry of Education, teacher educators, cooperating teachers, and teacher education institutions who are responsive for reflective teachers in Ethiopia. / Maikemišetšo a thuto ye e be e le go nyakišiša le go hlabolla thuto ya taetšo go Dihlongwa tša Thuto ya Borutiši Dikolong tša Ethiopia (TEI). Thuto ye e šomišwa mokgwa wa diphatišišo wa mekgwahlakantšho yeo e šomišago tlhamo ya go šoma mmogo ka ditsela tša go hlama khutlotharo. Go kgoboketša ya datha, thuto ye e šomišitše letlakalapotšišo la sebopego sa go ikgetha, dipoledišano tša mošomo la motho le sehlopha seo se hlamegilego gannyane. Didirišwa tša kgoboketša ya datha di šomišitšwe go hwetša barutiši ba pele ga kabo ya tirelo, barutiši ba go ruta, le barutiši ba go šomišana (baeletši’) ditaetšo le mmono ka ga ka fao thuto ya taetšo e phethagatšwago ka go tlhako ya thuto ya barutiši ba thuto ya sekolo se se phagamego. Thuto gabotse e nepile go nyakišiša ka fao barutiši ba ditirelo tša go thoma ba bonago thuto ya taetšo, go hlaola ditšhitišo tša tiragatšo ya maswanedi ya go ruta ka mokgwa wa ditaetšo le go lemoga maanotšhomo ao a ka kgonago go tlhabolla tiragatšo. Diteori tša baithuti ba maemo ba go diriša ditaetšo le mmono mo go tiragatšo ya taetšo di lebeletšweleswa le go šomišwa go hlahla thuto ye. Dikarabo tša baamegi go mohuta le phethagatšo ya tiragalo ya taetšo di lekotšwe ka dipalopalo le boleng. Go dikahlaahlo tša datha ya dipalopalo, bobedi dipalopalo tša go hlalosa le tša tšhupetšo di šomišitšwe. Ka letsogong le lengwe, tlhaloso e šomišitšwe go ahlaahla datha ya boleng. Go dira gore thuto e tšwe dikhutlotharo e lebeletšwe ka go ruta le go tlhathollela ka datha ya boleng go lebeletšwe datha ya dipalopalo. Dipotšišo tša diphatišišo di arabilwe bjalo ka ge monyakišiši a lekotše dikarabo tša barutiši ba pele ga tirelo go tliša thuto ya taetšo go tee le mokgwa, maemo le ditaba ka ga tshepedišo ya thuto ya taetšo ka go tlhako ya kharikhulamo ya thuto ya barutiši bja pele ga tirelo. Thuto e utullotše go re barutiši ba sekolo se se phagamego sa pele ga tirelo ka go lenaneo le le lego gona la thuto ya barutiši ba be ba diriša didirišwa tše nnyane tša taetšo ya thuto. Dipoelo di laeditše gore barutiši ba pele ga kabo ya tirelo ba bile le pono ka ga thuto ya taetšo, eupša ba be ba sa kwe ba kgona go ruta ka mokgwa wa taetšo. Dipoelo di laeditše go re lenaneo la thuto ya barutiši bja pele ga kabo ya tirelo ba lebane le ditšhitišo tše mmalwa go tshepedišo ya maleba ya thuto ya taetšo. Dipoelo gape di tlišitše kamego ka ga go ngwala ditšenale, thekenolotši ya go ruta, diphotefolio tša go ruta le diprotšeke tša tiro ya diphatišišo go fihlelela thuto ya taetšo ka go lenaneo la thuto ya tirelo ya go ruta. Thuto e hlaotše maanotšhomo a motheo ao a ka bago le mohola go Kgoro ya Thuto, barutiši, barutiši bja bašomišane le dihlongwa tša thuto ya barutiši tšeo di ikemišeditšego go hlahla barutiši ba go ikarabela go taetšo mo Ethiopia. / Die doel van hierdie studie was om besinnende onderrig aan Ethiopiese opleidingsinstellings vir hoërskoolonderwysers te ondersoek en te verbeter. Verskeie metodes en ‘n triangulasieontwerp is in hierdie studie gevolg. Data is deur middel van ‘n gestruktureerde vraelys en halfgestruktureerde individuele en groeponderhoude ingesamel. Studenteonderwysers, onderwyseropvoeders en medewerker-onderwysers (mentors) se siening van hoe besinnende onderrig in die raamwerk van hoërskoolonderwysers se opleiding neerslag vind, is verkry. Daar is in die besonder op studenteonderwysers se opvattings oor besinnende onderrig gekonsentreer. Struikelblokke in die weg van doeltreffende besinnende onderrigpraktyk en strategieë om dit uit die weg te ruim, is aangetoon. Die teorieë en gesigspunte van vooraanstaande kenners van besinnende onderrigpraktyk is bestudeer, en het rigting aan hierdie studie verleen. Belanghebbers se reaksie op die aard en inwerkingstelling van besinnende praktyke is kwantitatief en kwalitatief ontleed. Sowel die beskrywende as die afgeleide statistiek is in die ontleding van die kwantitatiewe data gebruik. Die kwalitatiewe data, daarteenoor, is met behulp van vertellings ontleed. Die kwalitatiewe data is met verwysing na die kwantitatiewe data vertolk te einde reg te laat geskied aan die triangulasie van die studie. Die navorsingsvrae is beantwoord namate die navorser die reaksie van studenteonderwysers op besinnende onderwys ontleed het asook die metode en situasie daarvan, en die probleme daarmee in die kurrikulum van studenteonderwysers. Daar is bevind dat weinig studente wat as hoërskoolonderwysers opgelei word, die tegnieke van besinnende onderwys toepas. Volgens die bevindings weet studente wel van besinnende onderwys, maar voel dat hulle nie tot kritiese besinnende onderwys in staat is nie. Daar was ʼn hele paar struikelblokke in die onderwysersopleidingprogram vir besinnende onderwyspraktyk. Die bevindings is kommerwekkend wat betref die skryf van joernale, onderrigtegnologie, onderwysportefeuljes en aksienavorsingsprojekte vir doeltreffende onderwys in die onderwysersopleidingsprogram. Verskeie strategieë is aangetoon wat van nut kan wees vir die ministerie van Onderwys, die opleiers van onderwysers, medewerker-onderwysers en instellings wat onderwysers oplei om sensitiewe, besinnende onderwysers in Ethiopië te word. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D. Ed. (Curriculum and Instructional Studies)