The reality of practical education program from the perspective of students teachers at college of basic education in the State of Kuwait

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The current study aimed to reveal the reality of practical education program from the perspective of students teachers at college basic education in the State of Kuwait, in order to achieve this goal the researcher designed a questionnaire for students teachers which consist of three axis to determine the extent to which the respective roles of the practical education office, And practical education supervisor and the collaborating school in trailing students teachers at College of basic education in the State of Kuwait, and after confirming the Reliability and Validity of the tool using appropriate methods the researcher applied it on (523) students, during the first semester of the academic year 2018/ 2019 .
The results of the study showed that the most prominent roles of the practical education Office is helping to identify the actual reality of the educational process and making orientation meetings, it also pointed out that dealing with respect and professionalism, and discussing performance after visits are the most prominent roles performed by practical Education supervisor, and the results also showed that  the department’ cooperation with students is the most prominent role performed by the cooperating schools. In the light of the results the researcher proposed a number of recommendations.

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