"Workplace-Based Practicum: Enabling Expansive Practices" by Bruce A. Pridham, Craig Deed et al.

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

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Bruce A. Pridham, La Trobe UniversityFollow
Craig Deed, La Trobe UniversityFollow
Peter Cox, La Trobe UniversityFollow

Article Title

Workplace-Based Practicum: Enabling Expansive Practices

Abstract

Effective pre-service teacher education integrates theoretical and practical knowledge. One means of integration is practicum in a school workplace. In a time of variable approaches to, and models of, practicum, we outline an innovative model of school immersion as part of a teacher preparation program. We apply Fuller and Unwin’s (2004) expansive and restrictive conceptual framework of workplace learning to a case study of an immersive practicum experience to discuss themes of participation, personal development and institutional arrangements in relation to school-based practicum. Enablers and constraints are identified for our immersion model of workplace-based practicum. Based on the data analysis a number of implications for structuring an expansive practicum learning experience are outlined.

Recommended Citation

Pridham, Bruce A.; Deed, Craig; and Cox, Peter (2013) "Workplace-Based Practicum: Enabling Expansive Practices," Australian Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 38 : Iss. 4 , Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2013v38n4.7
Available at: https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol38/iss4/4

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10.14221/ajte.2013v38n4.7