Practicum plays an important role in teacher learning. There is a huge need to capture prospective teachers' lived experience pertaining to practicum.
This one, i think, will be very helpfull:
Murphy, M. and Costa, C. (Eds.) (2015) Theory as Method in Research: On Bourdieu, Social Theory and Education. Routledge: Oxford. ISBN 9781138900332
Try the Collis and Romberg approach using the SOLO taxonomy (for actions, learning, understanding).
Hello, I can think of a couple of theoretical perspectives for your consideration; Activity theory and situated learning theory . They both provide conceptual resources for analysis of the practicum as professional growth and development into a social activity (teaching profession).
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Hello.. I suggest avoiding any theoretical positions that assume that failure to apply teaching training in schools is to be blamed on the students or the schools. Teacher education programs, if they attempt to introduce culturally irrelevant progressive concepts, can be the problem! See my 'Classroom Change in Developing Countries: From Progressive Cage to Formalistic Frame' on RGate if you want an in-depth discussion about this.
All the best with the research.
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