The significance of practicum work communities for students’ professional development – Perceptions of Finnish ECE teacher students

Figures & data

Table 1. Professionals and children in teacher students’ practicums.

Professionals in the team	Teacher students	Children’s ages
Two teachers and one childcarer	Emilia & Susanna	5–6 y.
	Helena	3–6 y.
	Luukas & Matilda	3–5 y.
	Matias & Olavi	5–6 y.
Two teachers, one childcarer and one assistant	Seela & Saara	5–6 y.
	Frida	3–6 y.
	Leena	3–5 y.
One teacher and two childcarers	Matias & Sofia	1–5 y.
	Reetta & Kerttu	3–5 y.
Two teachers and two childcarers	Maaria	5–6 y.
	Silja & Mirjami	1–6 y.
One teacher, two childcarers and one assistant	Katariina	0–2 y.

Figure 1. ECE teacher students’ perceptions on factors related to practicum work communities that support their professional development.