THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION: GAPS AT APPLICATION LEVEL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION PAKISTAN

The common problem of the teacher education is the gap between what the student teachers know and how they use this knowledge in the real world situation. What strategies can be adopted to minimize this gap? Has been remained a core issue of the research studies at national and international level....

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Autores principales: Muhammad Bilal, Asad Abbas Rizvi, Rehmat Shah Khattak
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1a71797a234c47469366c7e783472b182021-12-03T06:26:58ZTHEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION: GAPS AT APPLICATION LEVEL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION PAKISTAN2520-71562520-716410.36261/ijdeel.v1i1.335https://doaj.org/article/1a71797a234c47469366c7e783472b182018-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://irigs.iiu.edu.pk:64447/ojs/index.php/IJDEEL/article/view/335https://doaj.org/toc/2520-7156https://doaj.org/toc/2520-7164The common problem of the teacher education is the gap between what the student teachers know and how they use this knowledge in the real world situation. What strategies can be adopted to minimize this gap? Has been remained a core issue of the research studies at national and international level. The present study focus on to investigate the level of application and gaps between theoretical knowledge and professional practice as well as to develop strategies for bridging these gaps. Quantitative approach with concurrent triangulation design was used to conduct the study. Student teachers (n = 400) and teacher educators (n=were selected as sample through stratified sampling technique. Observation and questionnaires were adopted as instruments of the study. Overall, good and neither good nor poor level of application of the theoretical knowledge with considerable and significant gaps were identified. A significant difference was observed between the student teachers' perceptions and observation records of the researcher. The concepts of close collaborationamong teacher education institutions and practice schools, developing laboratory schools, reflective practices, extended duration of teaching practice, model lessons, proper adjustment of teaching practice in time table and strengthening the role of mentors were identified and recommended.Muhammad BilalAsad Abbas RizviRehmat Shah KhattakInternational Islamic University IslamabadarticleTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENInternational Journal of Distance Education and E-Learning , Vol 1, Iss 1 (2018)
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Muhammad Bilal
Asad Abbas Rizvi
Rehmat Shah Khattak
THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION: GAPS AT APPLICATION LEVEL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION PAKISTAN
description The common problem of the teacher education is the gap between what the student teachers know and how they use this knowledge in the real world situation. What strategies can be adopted to minimize this gap? Has been remained a core issue of the research studies at national and international level. The present study focus on to investigate the level of application and gaps between theoretical knowledge and professional practice as well as to develop strategies for bridging these gaps. Quantitative approach with concurrent triangulation design was used to conduct the study. Student teachers (n = 400) and teacher educators (n=were selected as sample through stratified sampling technique. Observation and questionnaires were adopted as instruments of the study. Overall, good and neither good nor poor level of application of the theoretical knowledge with considerable and significant gaps were identified. A significant difference was observed between the student teachers' perceptions and observation records of the researcher. The concepts of close collaborationamong teacher education institutions and practice schools, developing laboratory schools, reflective practices, extended duration of teaching practice, model lessons, proper adjustment of teaching practice in time table and strengthening the role of mentors were identified and recommended.
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author Muhammad Bilal
Asad Abbas Rizvi
Rehmat Shah Khattak
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title THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION: GAPS AT APPLICATION LEVEL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION PAKISTAN
title_short THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION: GAPS AT APPLICATION LEVEL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION PAKISTAN
title_full THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION: GAPS AT APPLICATION LEVEL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION PAKISTAN
title_fullStr THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION: GAPS AT APPLICATION LEVEL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION PAKISTAN
title_full_unstemmed THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION: GAPS AT APPLICATION LEVEL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION PAKISTAN
title_sort theoretical knowledge and professional practice in teacher education: gaps at application level in distance education pakistan
publisher International Islamic University Islamabad
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