Connection between theory and practice in teacher education: Students’ perspectives

• Published in: Netla
• Main Authors: Gísladóttir, Berglind, Björnsdóttir, Amalía, Svanbjörnsdóttir, Birna María B., Engilbertsson, Guðmundur
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands 2023
• Subjects: teacher education; elementary student teachers; theory and practice; coherence; kennaramenntun; grunnskólakennaranemar; tengsl fræða og starfa; samhengi í námi; Akureyri; Klette; Iceland; University of Akureyri
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/netla/article/view/3697; https://doi.org/10.24270/netla.2023.5

Teacher education has often been criticised as fragmented and the lack of connection between courses taught in teacher education programs and the actual classroom practices of teachers in schools. This divide between teacher education and the reality of practice in schools is sometimes referred to a...