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Sherbert\u003Cbr>Kansas State University, [sherbev@ksu.edu](sherbev@ksu.edu)\u003Cbr>Follow this and additional works at: [http://newprairiepress.org/edconsiderations](http://newprairiepress.org/edconsiderations)\u003Cbr> Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, and the Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons |  |\n\nRecommended Citation  \nSherbert, Vicki S. (2018) \"\"A Constant State ofFlex and Change\": A Teacher Candidate's Perceptions of and Experiences with Military-Connected Learners,\" Educational Considerations: Vol. 44: No. 1. [https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.1866](https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.1866)  \nThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Educational Considerations by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, [please contact](please contact cads@k-state.edu)[ cads@k-state.edu](please contact cads@k-state.edu).  \nSherbert: A Constant State ofFlex and Change  \n“A Constant State ofFlex and Change”: A Teacher Candidate’s Perceptions of and Experiences with MilitaryConnected Learners  \nVicki S. Sherbert  \nIntroduction  \nTeacher candidates exist within an ever-swirling cycle of change. Navigating through this cycle,  \nthey are called upon to consider perceptions they have formed based on their own lived  \nexperiences as students and as pre-service teachers. They enter their programs with beliefs and  \nperceptions that are the early foundation for their emerging professional identities (Graue, 2005) .  \nAs they progress through their program’s courses and field experiences, they acquire content and pedagogical knowledge. When they consider this knowledge with regard to future practice, they  \nbegin to make agentic shifts in identity from that of teacher candidate to that of professional  \neducator (Sutherland, Howard, & Markauskaite, 2010). The realities of what they are about to  \nexperience in their student teaching internships are at the forefront of their thinking as they  \nconsider what it will mean to be in charge of a classroom. They typically have concerns about  \nbehavior and classroom management, delivering instruction, working with parents and families,  \nand meeting the academic and emotional needs of their students (Lee, Tice, Collins, Brown,  \nSmith, & Fox, 2012) .  \nAll teacher candidates enter the classroom with initial perceptions and assumptions regarding  \ntheir students’ diverse lived experiences and the role those experiences may play in the  \nclassroom (Wenger & Dinsmore, 2005) . For teacher candidates at Kansas State University  \n(KSU), many of whom have no military background, these initial perceptions and assumptions  \nmay simply be vague ideas or concepts regarding the diverse lived experiences of military  \nconnected learners. Until given the opportunity to work with these students, candidates may or  \nmay not have given much thought to the unique needs and challenges associated with the culture  \nof military life. As indicated in the above comment by one teacher candidate, concerns may  \nextend beyond those typical of teacher candidates in other internship placements to include  \nworries about understanding and meeting the unique needs of military-connected learners.  \nDuring the fall semester of her senior year at KSU, Lindsay (pseudonym), a teacher candidate  \nwith no military background, began her internship in a first grade classroom on a military post 23 miles from campus. In this qualitative case study, she shared her perceptions of and experiences  \nworking with military-connected learners before, during, and after her student teaching  \ninternship. While experiencing typical challenges often associated with student teac","cbCair30o5sPI4Qd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair30o5sPI4Qd","pdf",489070,14,"English","# Introduction\n# The Study\n# Case Study Methodology\n# Teacher Candidate Reflections","[{\"question\":\"What research method does the study use?\",\"answer\":\"The study uses a qualitative case study approach to examine a teacher candidate’s experiences throughout her internship.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is the teacher candidate featured in the article?\",\"answer\":\"The article centers on Lindsay (pseudonym), a teacher candidate with no military background completing her internship in a first-grade classroom on a military post.\"},{\"question\":\"What additional challenge arises during the internship?\",\"answer\":\"Midway through the semester, Lindsay faces the impact of a major deployment of military personnel from the post, which affects her students and increases her need to support them.\"}]","Educational Considerations - Volume 44 - Number 1 - Article 5 | PDF",1792093612,35]