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Student-teachers’ experiences of teaching Life Orientation during work-integrated learning
Dissertation (MEd)-University of Pretoria,2021
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/83714 Student-teachers’ experiences of teaching Life Orientation during work-integrated learning de Jager, Dr Sarina florenceshange6@gmail.com Shange, Florence Mamoroleng Student-teachers Work-integrated learning Life Orientation UCTD Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 Dissertation (MEd)-University of Pretoria,2021 This study aimed to explore student teachers’ (final-year B.Ed. students) experiences teaching Life Orientation (LO) during their work-integrated learning (WIL). The research was conducted in consideration of the apparent gap between theory and practice, as student teachers sometimes find it difficult to relate course content to daily classroom practice, and limited literature exists in South Africa regarding this phenomenon. The literature explored in this study illustrated what other scholars have said regarding this study’s research topic. This included, among others, the work of Marais and Meier (2004), Prinsloo (2007), and Magano and Rambado (2012), which dealt with student teachers during their work-integrated learning, the status of LO, and stakeholders’ perspectives of the subject. This study was qualitatively underpinned by a phenomenological research design and interpretive paradigm. Furthermore, Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model systems theory was employed to explore how student teachers function within complex systems. The participants were purposefully selected, and an in-depth description of the phenomenon was achieved through two focus group discussions. The data were analysed through thematic analysis. Four themes emerged from the findings, namely; student teachers’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for obtaining their teaching degree and how they perceive the teaching profession; status quo of Life Orientation as a subject; the merging of curricula and fieldwork (theory and practical experiences); and student teachers’ experiences of work-integrated learning. The participants reported negative and positive experiences in teaching LO during their WIL period. Keywords: Student-teacher, Work-integrated learning, Experience, Life Orientation mi2026 Humanities Education MEd Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2022-02-09T10:20:56Z 2022-02-09T10:20:56Z 2022 2021 Dissertation * S2021 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83714 en © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Student-teachers Work-integrated learning Life Orientation UCTD Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 Student-teachers’ experiences of teaching Life Orientation during work-integrated learning |
| title | Student-teachers’ experiences of teaching Life Orientation during work-integrated learning |
| title_full | Student-teachers’ experiences of teaching Life Orientation during work-integrated learning |
| title_fullStr | Student-teachers’ experiences of teaching Life Orientation during work-integrated learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Student-teachers’ experiences of teaching Life Orientation during work-integrated learning |
| title_short | Student-teachers’ experiences of teaching Life Orientation during work-integrated learning |
| title_sort | student teachers experiences of teaching life orientation during work integrated learning |
| topic | Student-teachers Work-integrated learning Life Orientation UCTD Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83714 |