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Key Processes in the Socialization of Student Teachers: Limitations and Consequences of Oversocialized Conceptions of Teacher Socialization.

Published 1 April 1980
Kenneth M. Zeichner
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Abstract

.ABSTRACT .Two differing viewpOinta on the sociallization of student teachers are presented in this review of the literature on ther.subcect. The functionalist view places the Student teacher in a passive role, shaped by childhood experiences, and influenced by peers, pupils, cooperating teacherst'supervisors, and the structure of the school environment. The.opposing view of socilization regards : 'the student teacher as an individual adiustinq to,the school society withott deeP internal changes in beliefs or attitudes. The implications of these opposing philosophies are discussed with questions on the value of the student teaching experience and their implidations for teacher education. A3D1

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Social Sciences