Voices from the inside: Enhancing Co-Teaching experiences through Student Perspectives at 'Small University'
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- May 01, 2024
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- California State University, Monterey Bay
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Abstract
For this capstone project, the researchers investigated how students in the credential program at ‘Small University’ on the coast of California viewed their co- teaching credential experience and what they think could be done to improve it. An evidence based argument is offered that co-teaching be improved to be more equitable for students. Considerations of the issue should include the perspectives of credential program students. Expected benefits included an opportunity for participants to reflect on the co-teaching credential program at “Small University” and provide concrete suggestions for improvement that may be translated into action. Three themes emerged from an analysis of the data and explored as ways to address the issue presented. Paying student teachers for the hours they put in, regardless, is argued to be the most effective way to achieve the goals of improving the co-teaching requirement.