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Trainee Teachers’ Perceptions of Online Teaching During Field Experience with Young Children
Early Childhood Education Journal
  • Laila Mohebi, Zayed University
  • Lawrence Meda, Zayed University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-14-2021
Abstract

The global pandemic of COVID-19 forced trainee teachers from the United Arab Emirates to have virtual field experiences in the field of early childhood education. The various stakeholders, young children, families, preservice teachers, and university faculty hold different perceptions of online teaching formats. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of trainee teachers and faculty supervisors about online field experiences with young children. The study was done using a qualitative case study within an interpretivist paradigm. Twelve internship students and five supervisors were purposively selected to complete open-ended questionnaires about virtual field experiences. Three themes emerged from the data: (1) integrating technology into lesson planning, (2) meeting challenges to classroom management, and (3) expanding the repertoire of teaching strategies. It is concluded that the virtual field experience was a milestone of achievement for trainee teachers, in terms of the preparation it provided to implement the country’s plan of integrating technology in the curriculum.

Publisher
Springer Nature
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Trainee teachers,
  • Online teaching,
  • Virtual field experience,
  • Technology integration,
  • COVID-19
Scopus ID
85118263621
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
Yes
Open Access Type
Bronze: This publication is openly available on the publisher’s website but without an open license
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-021-01235-9
Citation Information
Laila Mohebi and Lawrence Meda. "Trainee Teachers’ Perceptions of Online Teaching During Field Experience with Young Children" Early Childhood Education Journal (2021) ISSN: <p><a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/1573-1707" target="_blank">1573-1707</a></p>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lawrence-meda/5/