A Practicum Turn in Teacher Education

1. What is Practice in Teacher Education?
Matts Mattsson, Tor Vidar Eilertsen, Doreen Rorrison

Part I. Border Crossing and Narratives

2. Border Crossing in Practicum Research
Doreen Rorrison

3. Memorable Encounters
Sirkku Männikkö-Barbutiu, Doreen Rorrison, Lin Zeng

Part II. Different Perspectives and National Contexts

4. Learning Beyond the Traditional
Tor Vidar Eilertsen, Eli Moksnes Furu, Karin Rørnes

5. Integrative Pedagogy in Practicum
Hannu L. T. Heikkinen, Päivi Tynjälä, Ulla Kiviniemi

6. Situated Professionalism in Special Education Practice
Lotte Hedegaard-Sørensen, Susan Tetler

7. Exploring the Self as Part of Practice
Helene Brodin

8. Preservice Teachers´ Reflections on Practice in Relation to Theories
Peter Emsheimer, Nilani Ljunggren De Silva

9. Assessing Teacher Competency During Practicum
Anders Jönsson, Matts Mattsson

Part III. Reflections and Conclusions

10. Reflections From A ‘Dutch’ Perspective
Piet-Hein van de Ven

11. Reflections From an ‘Australian’ Perspective
Ros Brennan Kemmis, Sharon Ahern

12. Conclusions and Challenges
Matts Mattsson, Doreen Rorrison, Tor Vidar Eilertsen

Keywords: Education, Teaching and Teacher Education