Study of Trainee Teachers and Their Lecturers’ Perceptions of Synergistic and Contradictory Factors, and How These Shaped Learning and Teaching in the University Activity System | Chapter 2 | Selected Topics in Humanities and Social Sciences Vol. 6
The goal of the study was to learn about trainee-teachers' and lecturers' perspectives on what happens in the university activity system, the synergistic and conflicting variables that exist, and how these aspects influenced learning and teaching. Sociocultural theories led the research, which also included activity theory and reflective practise. The study used an interview, document analysis, and a bio-data questionnaire, all of which were informed by qualitative methods. A priori codes from the study questions, activity theory, and interview protocol were employed in the data analysis. The themes of interest in the university activity system were trainee teachers learning theory expressed as teacher knowledge. Three groups of lecturers supported trainee instructors, each with a different specialisation that provided fodder for a possible synergy of teamwork. The teacher education programme was officially concurrent but educationally consecutive due to a lack of exploration o...