Understanding Pre-service Trainees’ Perceptions of their Teacher Training Experience

Pre-service trainees are usually offered during their bachelor studies just a glimpse of what teaching entails. The pre-service teacher training experience allows trainees to put in practice the literature they have read and get familiarized with the didactic challenges they would have to overcome once employed in the public or the private educational system. In order to further understand pre-service trainees’ perceptions of their teaching experience trainees had to fill in a reflective journal which was evaluated from a qualitative perspective. This reflective journal was intended to help trainees reflect on their teaching practice in order to achieve professional development.