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In the contemporary teacher education world many commentators see close relationships between schools and universities as critical to quality teacher education (House of Representatives, 2007; Parliament of Victoria, 2005; Zeichner, 2010). Schools and universities must work together, it is argued, because they must support the crucial site of professional learning, the practicum. The practicum, known by a range of other terms including professional experience, field experience, teaching placement, teaching round and internship, is the period of time that teacher education students, or pre-service teachers, develop their planning and teaching capabilities within the school context.
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Ryan, J., Jones, M. (2014). Communication in the Practicum. In: Jones, M., Ryan, J. (eds) Successful Teacher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-677-6_7
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