TY - JOUR
T1 - Cooperating Teacher Compensation and Benefits
T2 - Comparing 1957-1958 and 2012-2013
AU - Fives, Helenrose
AU - Mills, Tammy M.
AU - Dacey, Charity M.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - We offer a comparative investigation of the compensation and benefits afforded to cooperating teachers (CTs) by teacher education programs (TEPs) in 1957-1958 and 2012-2013. This investigation replicates and extends a description of the compensation practices of 20 U.S. TEPs published by VanWinkle in 1959. Data for the present investigation came from 18 of those TEPs. Descriptive statistics and qualitative analyses were used to identify trends and make comparisons across the two time periods. Findings indicate that compensation for CTs continues to fall into five categories: (a) monetary compensation, (b) professional learning opportunities, (c) CT role-focused resources, (d) engaging CTs in the college/university community, and (e) professional recognition. Changes in the nature and quality of benefits indicate that in many instances, the programs in our sample offer less to their CTs than they did in 1957-1958 while expectations for CTs have historically increased.
AB - We offer a comparative investigation of the compensation and benefits afforded to cooperating teachers (CTs) by teacher education programs (TEPs) in 1957-1958 and 2012-2013. This investigation replicates and extends a description of the compensation practices of 20 U.S. TEPs published by VanWinkle in 1959. Data for the present investigation came from 18 of those TEPs. Descriptive statistics and qualitative analyses were used to identify trends and make comparisons across the two time periods. Findings indicate that compensation for CTs continues to fall into five categories: (a) monetary compensation, (b) professional learning opportunities, (c) CT role-focused resources, (d) engaging CTs in the college/university community, and (e) professional recognition. Changes in the nature and quality of benefits indicate that in many instances, the programs in our sample offer less to their CTs than they did in 1957-1958 while expectations for CTs have historically increased.
KW - cooperating teachers
KW - mentoring
KW - student teaching
KW - teacher education programs
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84958046719&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0022487115626428
DO - 10.1177/0022487115626428
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84958046719
SN - 0022-4871
VL - 67
SP - 105
EP - 119
JO - Journal of Teacher Education
JF - Journal of Teacher Education
IS - 2
ER -