Mapping the social side of pre-service teachers: connecting closeness, trust, and efficacy with performance. Issue 6 (18th August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liou, Yi-Hwa; Daly, Alan J.; Canrinus, Esther T.; Forbes, Cheryl A.; Moolenaar, Nienke M.; Cornelissen, Frank; Van Lare, Michelle; Hsiao, Joyce
• Is Part Of: Teachers and teaching. Volume 23:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 635
• Page End: 657
• Publication Date: 2017-08-18
• Subjects: Pre-service teacher education -- social capital -- social networks -- peer trust -- efficacy and performance; Teaching -- Periodicals; 371.005
• DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2016.1218329
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1354-0602

Abstract

Abstract: This exploratory study foregrounds the important, but often understudied social side of pre-service teacher development and its relation to teaching performance in one university-based teacher preparation program in the US. We examine the extent to which pre-service elementary teachers' social relationships and perceptions of peer trust and efficacy are associated with performance on a high stakes mathematics teaching assessment. Findings suggest that social and emotional support through close social ties, peer trust, and self-efficacy are significantly and positively associated with pre-service teachers' teaching performance. Our work further contributes to the development and discourse about teacher education in university-based teacher preparation programs.