From Candidate to Professional
Examining the Change in Teachers' Perceived Preparedness
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https://doi.org/10.59719/txep.v7i2.19Keywords:
teacher education, self-efficacy, teacher beliefs, expectationsAbstract
This paper focuses on the perceived preparedness of pre service teachers and their actual preparedness after teaching fulltime. Survey research was utilized to determine the preparedness and efficacy in the early years of teaching. This research will provide data to institutions so that they may discover what has proved useful to their graduates as well as improve training of future teacher candidates. The paper concludes with suggestions that further studies can provide data to institutions so that they may discover what has proved useful to their graduates as well as improve training of future teacher candidates.
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