• Being a teacher and teacher educator: The antecedents of teacher educator identity among mentor teachers 

      Andreasen, Johan Kristian; Bjørndal, Cato R. P.; Kovac, Velibor Bobo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-20)
      Although teachers’ professional identities have been the subject of extensive study, the field still lacks knowledge about the development of a professional identity for mentor teachers. These teachers take on multifaceted professional roles as teachers and teacher educators. In the present paper, we investigate the professional identity of mentor teachers partnered with two universities in Norway. ...
    • Lärarstudenter som aktörer i interaktiv observation och handledning: En studie om digitala redskap i VFU-handledning på övningsskolor 

      Wennergren, Ann-Christine; Thornberg, Fredrik; Bjørndal, Cato R. P.; Mathisen, Petter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-07)
      <p>Syftet med denna artikel är att bidra med kunskap om hur digitala redskap kan påverka lärarstudenters deltagande i handledningsprocessen. Trots att lärarstudenter och handledare ofta befinner sig i digitala klassrumsmiljöer används digitala redskap endast i begränsad omfattning under handledningsprocessen. Med utgångspunkt i Wengers teori om lärande i en praktikgemenskap har lärarstudenter och ...
    • Student teachers' responses to critical mentor feedback: A study of face-saving strategies in teaching placements 

      Bjørndal, Cato R. P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-28)
      Despite much research on feedback in teaching placement, there is a limited number of interaction studies. Moreover, how student teachers respond to critical mentor feedback remains quite unmapped. This article aims to explore this interactional aspect through the analysis of 12 post-observation sessions.<p> <p>Critical feedback sequences are analysed by face-work theory (Goffman, 1967). Findings ...
    • Studenters oppfatninger av god og dårlig praksisveiledning i barnehagelærerutdanning 

      Worum, Kirsten Sivertsen; Bjørndal, Cato R. P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-13)
      Formålet med artikkelen er å få innsikt i studenters oppfatninger av god og dårlig praksisveiledning i barnehagelærerutdanningen, noe som er avgjørende for å utvikle praksisveiledningens kvalitet. Studentperspektivet på praksisveiledningens kvalitet er lite fremtredende i nordisk forskning på barnehagelærerutdanning. Studien er basert på fire fokusgrupper, der studenter fra 1.-3. studieår i ...
    • Tablet as a digital tool in supervision of student teachers’ practical training 

      Mathisen, Petter; Bjørndal, Cato R. P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      In the project “Tablets in Practicum Supervision”, the tablet has been tested as a tool for observation and supervision in Norwegian teacher education. The study incorporates 14 practicum supervision groups and focuses on how the use of tablets can influence the quality of the supervision and the coherence between teaching, observation and supervision. Throughout the supervision process, the ...