Win-win through triadic supervision and collaboration : Structures for L1 degree projects

• According to the Higher Education Act (SFS 1992:1434), the education, as well as the degree project, must be based on scientific foundation and proven experience. In order to achieve that balance, sustainable models of collaboration between universities and schools must be developed (ULF-avtal, n.d.).In 2021, a pilot project encompassing four student teachers’ degree projects was carried out within a practice-based theoretical framework (Rönnerman, 2018; Rönnerman & Olin, 2021). Each student teacher in the pilot project was supervised in a triad, with a university lecturer and a L1 schoolteacher.The aim of this study is to present the pilot project, and one example of the degree projects, and discuss how the L1 subjects in schools and teacher education are impacted. The research questions are:(a) How are the L1 school subjects and the teacher education impacted by the triadic supervision and collaboration?(b) Which are the benefits of triadic supervision?The gathered material consists of two interviews, and two logbook posts per participant, and one observation of the supervised sessions of each triad (Bruneel & Vanassche, 2021; Viklund et al., 2022). The data was analysed thematically (Cresswell, 2014).The result shows the benefits of the pilot project on different levels. Firstly, from a school-perspective where the student teacher works closely with teachers at a school. This provides a relevant subject for the degree project and helps other L1 teachers to develop their teaching (Nilsson, 2021). Secondly, the pilot project contributes with an organizational-perspective (Thorsten, 2021), where the results are presented to stakeholders. Thirdly, the university and the L1 teachers gain theoretical, practical and useful knowledge through the degree projects’ L1 perspective. The collaboration regarding co-supervision of degree projects will become a permanent part of the teacher education at the university in question, encompassing other collaborating partners, and student teachers.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Pedagogik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences -- Pedagogy (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Didaktik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences -- Didactics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

L1 education

pilot project

teacher education

degree project

triadic mentoring

Svenska med didaktisk inriktning

Swedish and Education

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