Abstract

SILVA, Delano Moody Simões da  and  PEDREIRA, Ana Júlia. Hopes and fears of teachers in training: the role of practicum. Ensino em Re-Vista [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.1, pp.118-137.  Epub Mar 27, 2020. ISSN 1983-1730.  https://doi.org/10.14393/er-v27n1a2020-5.

The practicum is the trigger of a lot of emotions in student teachers, the hopes, fears and anguish with regards to its realization. The knowledge of these feelings by teachers' educators could be helpful in approaching these feelings throughout the training process, anticipating or discussing situations that contributing to decrease the possible negative effects. This way, the goal of this study was identifying the hopes and fears of a student teachers' group in Natural Science, on the first practicum course and discussing the influence of this course in coping with these feelingsThe students indicated more fears than hopes in the first-class day. From the analysis of indications, we noticed the practicum moment is surrounded with tension and apprehension. Coping these feelings in the school context with teacher or teacher supervision could be determinant to the career of future teacher.

Keywords : Teacher Education; Experience; Terceira palavra; Teacher identity; Practicum.

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