The Eight Perspectives of the Cooperative Pedagogy and Teaching Internship to Leverage the Competencies of the Pedagogical Students in the Higher Education-based Theravada in the Global Shifts
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: This study was qualitative research to study current teaching practicum processes of Higher Education based Buddhism (HEB), Thailand, and to provide the integration dimensions of cooperative education (co-op) and teaching practicum to enhance student teachers of HEB in COVID-19 pandemic and global change. The study used focus group discussion to explore the current teaching practicum skills and processes of HEB. The findings presented that the strong point was the development of being a teacher every academic year before participating in the teaching practicum process according to the identity and philosophy of HEB that produce spiritual teachers based on Buddhist teachings. However, various challenging points need to be enhanced. Thus, the integration of co-op and teaching practicum should be provided actively in 8 dimensions to enhance HEB student teachers’ competency: (1) Buddhist ways of global life, (2) self-awareness in health and environmental care, (3) keeping up with modern technology for global changes and pandemic such as adapting digital technology to professional works, learning to apply Artificial Technology (AI) to support their modern teaching, and using modern online teaching-learning platforms, (4) improving and assessing English skills continually from the first to the final years of study, (5) enhancing skills of learning in different or multi-cultures and collaboration, (6) self-assessment and professional plan from the first year of study until graduation, (7) enriching academic, life and career preparation, and mental encouraging through the online counseling program, and (8) reflecting and improving on experimental learning.
Authors: Bamrungsin, Phanommas, Meinhold, Roman
Institution: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7215490808