Open AccessConversations in a Pub: Positioning the Critical Friend as “Peer Relief” in the Supervision of a Teacher Educator Study Abroad Experience
Author(s) -
Jenifer Jasinski Schneider,
Audra Parker
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2013.1531
Subject(s) - pedagogy , field (mathematics) , psychology , service (business) , sociology , peer mentoring , business , mathematics , marketing , pure mathematics
In this paper, we share the results of a self - study of our experience as university supervisors in a study abroad program for U.S. pre - service teachers. We share the shifts in our thinking that occurred as a result of our daily conversations about our work as teacher educators. Our reflections led us to new understandings of the nuances of field experiences, our constructions of pre - service teachers in the field, and the necessity of personal and professional renewal for faculty, not only as critical friends, but as peer relief.