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All participants were assigned teaching responsibilities and were responsible for organizing
instruction, creating didactic resources and managing discipline problems in the classroom.

Research Questions and Methodology

The qualitative investigation this paper draws from was guided by the following research questions:

1. How does PSTs’ personal experience in schools during the practicum influence early profes-

sional identity construction?

2. How do school related factors influence early identity construction?

3. How does reflective practice in the practicum influence PST professional identity develop-

ment?

The framework for the study is essentially ‘interpretive research’. An interpretivist approach

explores participants’ culturally derived and historically situated interpretations of the social world.

Data Collection

The following data collection instruments were employed to examine how participants coped

with personal, class, school, and contextual issues:

• Teaching portfolios (written reflections and critical incidents)

• Asynchronous Discussion Forum Transcripts

• Individual Semi-Structured Face to Face Interviews

• Focus Group Interview

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