Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ATEE 2023 Winter Conference, Braga, Portekiz, 26 - 28 Ekim 2023, ss.43-44
It is evident that the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent earthquake in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye have
posed significant challenges for pre-service teacher education (PSTE). As a result of these two crises,
the rapid shift from face-to-face to remote teaching has created issues related to access to education
and pre-service teacher (PST)-supervisor-mentor-student relationships. While all courses are being
offered remotely, only practicum is being conducted face-to-face in faculties of education in Türkiye.
In addition, PSTs who were affected by the earthquake have moved to safe cities and have had to
adapt to new cities, practicum schools, and students, while also dealing with the aftermath of the
quake in their hometowns. Considering these matters, this on-going study aims to investigate the
social injustices that have arisen in the post-pandemic and post-quake era, and how PSTs and
supervisors have responded to these challenges in a local PSTE context. The study will explore the
glocal factors that have influenced the practicum and the resolutions that have been implemented to
address these challenges. Data for the study will be collected through semi-structured interviews,
observation reports, and lesson plans of 12 PSTs attending their practicum at a large state university in
Türkiye. The constant comparison technique will be used to analyse the data and identify the glocal
factors and local resolutions. The results of the on-going study will have implications for educating
future PSTs in unprecedented times. It is hoped that the findings will inform the development of
policies and practices that address social, pedagogical, and psychological challenges in pre-service
teacher education in the post-pandemic and post-quake era. Ultimately, this study which addresses
the conference sub-theme “perspectives and practices in teacher professional development” will
contribute to the understanding of the complexities and multidimensionality of teacher education in
times of crises.