Prospective Teachers' Perceptions of the Value of an Early Field Experience in a Laboratory Setting

Abstract

For decades,\t researchers\tin\tthe\tfield\tof\teducation\thave\tagreed\tthat field experience\tis\tthe\tmost\tpowerful\tlearning\texperience\tfor\tfuture\tteach-ers (Darling-Hammond\t &\t Bransford,\t 2005;\t Wilson,\t Floden,\t &\t Ferrini-Mundy,\t 2001).\tTo\tsee\tthe\t“big\tpicture ”\t of\tteaching\tand\tlearning,\t teacher