Analysis of Teaching Practicum in Terms of Duration and Suggestion of a Solution

This study aims to reveal the views of prospective teachers, teachers, school managers and teaching staffs about the duration of the teaching practicum in teacher training programs. Later, this study aims to make comparisons between Turkey, Finland, Singapore and Germany, and to propose an alternative application for Turkey. In this study, a qualitative research method was preferred. Study group of this study consist of 28 persons. Eight students from the education faculty, eight teachers, four school managers, and eight teaching staff are selected. The structured interview forms have been prepared by the researcher. Content analysis was preferred in the analysis of the data. With this study, firstly, according to the views of prospective teachers, teachers, school managers and teaching staff, inadequacy of teaching practicum applied in Turkey has been revealed. It has been found that teacher practicum in Turkey took place less time than Finland, Singapore and Germany. In order to correct this inadequacy, a teaching practicum system that can be implemented in Turkey has been proposed.