Theory-Practice Divide: Pre-service Teachers' Application of Pedagogical Knowledge During Teaching Practicum.
Good teacher education programmes ensure good resonance between the pedagogical knowledge learned at the university and the teaching practical. However, the literature shows a significant gap between these two elements. This theory-practice divide can dishearten and potentially jeopardise pre-servic...
| Published in: | Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 69 - 87 |
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Universiti Putra Malaysia
Mar2024
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