Challenges and Coping Mechanisms of Pre-Service Teachers in One Private School in Quezon Province

Pre service teacher play a dual role in teaching practice, both teacher and student. In the process of teaching practice, their experiences as novice teacher is often different from in-service teacher. This study aimed to determine the challenges faced by pre service teacher during their internship, as well as the coping mechanism they used to navigate the challenges.
Employing the phenomenological design to focus on the essence of the pre service teacher experiences during their internship. Through purposive sampling, 15 participants that being a pre service teachers enrolled in the Bachelor of Secondary Education in one Private College in Quezon Province were chosen. The result reveal that pre service teachers came across with a number of challenges, especially the lesson planning, managing classroom dynamics, and reconciling academic obligations with the practical demands of their internship.

teaching internship, challenges, Coping mechanisms

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