A survey of Newfoundland and Labrador's post-secondary instructors and their employers regarding their views of the importance of pre-service teacher training for post-secondary instructors

• Main Author: Fleet, Beverly Ann
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 1998
• Subjects: Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/9035/; https://research.library.mun.ca/9035/1/Fleet_BeverlyAnn.pdf

This study examined two different groups employed in the post-secondary education sector in Newfoundland and Labrador, instructors and their employers, regarding their views of the importance of pre-service teacher preparation for post-secondary instructors prior to the commencement of teaching. As well, it examined the views of those same groups according to geographical sector; east, central, west, or north. The study also sought to identify the nature of pre-service training, if any, that was deemed important by these same groups. -- Using a geographical cluster method, in which the Province was sectioned into four geographical sectors, east, central, west and north, and a single college as a cluster within each sector, a survey sample of 20% of the total population of instructors (n = 235) and 37% of the total population of employers (n = 31) was drawn using a table of random numbers. A total of 26 colleges, 116 instructors, and 18 employers participated in the study. -- The survey was conducted using a mail-out questionnaire. The instructor questionnaire contained a total of 53 items and the employer questionnaire a total of 47. The questionnaires were composed often open-ended items, six closed items (on the instructor questionnaire only) and a series of 37 items that asked the individual to respond on a five-point Likert-type scale. The 37 items were grouped into nine categories that corresponded to different areas of teacher training. -- There were no significant differences found between the views of instructors and employers across the Province, with both instructors and employers having the view that pre-service teacher training for post-secondary instructors has importance. -- The means for each section of the questionnaire were slightly different which indicated some areas of pre-service training were considered more important than others. The area given the most importance was "Lesson Presentation Skills". -- There was a significant difference in the views of instructors and employers towards ...