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Critical Incidents in Classroom Management During Student Teaching Internships and Their Effects on the Teaching Profession: Perceptions of Student Teachers in India and the United States



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Vinson Carter, Betsy Orr, Maggie McGriff, Cecelia Thompson, Sanjeev Sonawane

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DOI:10.17265/2161-623X/2014.04A.001

The goal of this research study was to determine how critical incidents in classroom management during student teaching can affect a person’s view of the teaching profession. The participants of the study were student teachers at a land-grant institution in the United States (US) and student teachers enrolled in a comparable program in India. The student teachers’ perceptions of their teacher education programs and their preparedness for classroom management issues were also analyzed. Focusing on those behavior management issues allowed us to identify specific areas in which recommendations can be made to improve teacher education. Implications were based on a survey administered to each participant. Theory vs. real-world application, mentor teacher involvement, and perceptions of the teaching profession were big ideas discussed at the conclusion part of this study. Recommendations for teacher education programs were made and implications for future research were addressed.

critical incidents, classroom management, student teaching internships, teaching profession, behavior management issues, teacher education