Challenges Facing Student Teachers Who are Training at Schools during the Program of Practicum

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify the estimates of students- teachers

trainees in cooperative schools for the problems which encounter them

during practicum program and suggestions of appropriate solutions to

overcome them. The study sample consisted of (69) student (15 males and

54 females) who have registered in the practicum course (2) . To achieve the

purpose of the study, a questionnaire was constructed by two researchers

which includ (60) items and covering four domains. The results of the study

showed that practicum problems were ranked as follows: problems related

to the cooperative school and its management, procedures of the organizing

practicum program, the cooperative teacher and the practicum supervisor.

Moreover, the results have showed that there was a statistically significant

difference (a≤0. 05) between the means of the estimates students- teachers

for the practicum problems due to the variable of gender in favor of

females. In the light of these results, the study suggested some solutions and

recommendations.