Mapping the social side of pre-service teachers: connecting closeness,trust, and efficacy with performance |
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| Authors: | Yi-Hwa Liou Alan J. Daly Esther T. Canrinus Cheryl A. Forbes Nienke M. Moolenaar Frank Cornelissen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. National Taipei University of Education, Taipei, Taiwan;2. University of California, San Diego, CA, USA;3. University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;4. Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands;5. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | Pre-service teacher education social capital social networks peer trust efficacy and performance |
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