Workplace learning for pre – service teachers’ practice and quality teaching and learning in technical vocational education and training: key to professional development

Abstract

Purpose

With critical reviews of previous studies in workplace learning, this paper aims to investigate workplace learning for pre-service teachers’ practice and quality teaching and learning in technical vocational education and training: key to professional development.

Design/methodology/approach

The study adopted multistage sampling technique to select sample for the study. Empirical analysis was adopted to analyse the data collected from technical vocational education and training pre-service teachers.

Findings

The result of the study revealed that the constructs of social learning theory had a stronger linkage with the constructive teaching than traditional management.

Originality/value

This study emphasizes the need to adequately train pre-service teachers on instructional delivery processes, building strong relationship with learners and build the ability to organize and execute necessary actions required to successfully carry out a specific educational task in a particular context.

Citation

Ogbuanya, T.C. and Shodipe, T.O. (2022), "Workplace learning for pre – service teachers’ practice and quality teaching and learning in technical vocational education and training: key to professional development", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 34 No. 4, pp. 327-351. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-02-2021-0015