Facilitating student-teacher professional learning in their field experience

This part introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters. The part provides teacher educators with insights into ways to facilitate student-teacher professional learning. It aims to alert teacher educators to the decline in teacher motivation as student-teachers progress through their programmes. The part demonstrates that teacher educators support their students as they build a realistic picture of teaching, rather than idealizing the profession. It also demonstrates that interpersonal support and sharing with experienced teachers at different stages of their career, which can inform student-teachers of how they may overcome challenges in their professional career. The part discusses the use of video and photos to facilitate student-teachers' reflection on their practice. It explains the challenges which student-teachers face during their field experience, and also provides a number of suggestions for teacher education programmes. The part describes the need to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the participating parties during the field experience. Copyright © 2018 selection and editorial matter, Kerry J. Kennedy and John Chi-Kin Lee; individual chapters, the contributors.