Viewpoint: IS THE PRACTICUM PRACTICAL? THE EXAGGERATED EMPHASIS ON STUDENT TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

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  • Yarema Gregory Kelebay McGill University

Abstract

Virtually everyone I have known in education thinks the most important and relevant part of teacher education is student teaching, or the practicum. It is one of those unquestioned orthodoxies in our profession. When it comes to the conventional wisdom of modern educators, however, I tend to be an infidel; I think the emphasis on the practicum is exaggerated and ultimately misguided.

Author Biography

Yarema Gregory Kelebay, McGill University

Yarema Gregory Kelebay is an Associate Professor of education at McGill University. He teaches social studies curriculum and the philosophy of education. He holds a Ph.D. in Canadian history and is the president of the St. Lawrence Institute, a Montreal-based think tank devoted to social issues. Yarema Gregory Kelebay est professeur agrégé de sciences de l'éducation à l'Université McGill. Spécialiste des études sociales, il enseigne également la philosophie de l'éducation. Il est titulaire d'un doctorat en histoire canadienne et président de l'Institut St-Laurent, groupe de réflexion montréalais qui s'intéresse aux questions sociales.

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Published

1993-09-01

How to Cite

Kelebay, Y. G. (1993). Viewpoint: IS THE PRACTICUM PRACTICAL? THE EXAGGERATED EMPHASIS ON STUDENT TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 28(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8129

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Vol. 28 No. 003 (1993)

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