Projektdetails
Pichler, Silvia; Master of Education Dipl.-Päd.
The EPPAL research project is dedicated to the following research questions in order to generate findings for the current and future curriculum of secondary general education and to evaluate and further develop the PPS in Linz continuously:
1. To what extent do the perceived learning opportunities in the PPS or non-study-related activities contribute to the professionalization of students?
2. To what extent does the Linz location succeed in combining theory and practice?
3. Which factors influence the use of learning opportunities and the coherence assessment?
Based on a supply and utilization model adapted for the PPS (Gamsjäger et al., 2022), regular online surveys of Bachelor’s students on internships are used to investigate which learning opportunities are used and how coherence between internships and accompanying courses is achieved. In-depth multi-level and model analyses of the data (winter semester 2019 to summer semester 2024) will generate site-specific findings that will be incorporated into the further development of the PPS. In addition to the core questions, other aspects will be analyzed that have only been partially investigated so far, such as the motives and convictions of the practice teachers, the quality of the lesson discussions and the relationship between practice teachers and students. The findings to date also make it necessary to redesign the evaluation to answer the questions for both regular students and early entrants.
As part of a quantitative longitudinal design, students from the 2024/25 cohort and practice teachers will be surveyed online for three consecutive academic years. In addition, two qualitative sub-studies will be conducted: group discussions and a document analysis of learning products to examine specific aspects, such as the experience of stress among early career teachers, in greater depth. The mixed-methods design makes it possible to develop the PPS in Linz further in an evidence-based manner. EPPAL, thus, significantly contributes to fulfilling the quality framework for pedagogical-practical studies.