Previous literature suggests that service learning may offer new opportunities to support the development of preservice science and math teachers, but few studies examine service learning beyond isolated teaching events. In this qualitative study, we attempt to improve upon this literature by following Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) students’ views of their service learning experiences throughout their MAT program and first two years teaching. Data sources included audiotaped individual interviews, focus group field notes, and surveys with seven preservice teachers over a three-year period. Three major findings emerged from the data analysis. First, participants identified characteristics of service learning teaching events that made them particularly useful, and these included the timing of events, targeted grade level, exposure to high-needs contexts, and opportunities to practice pedagogical skills. Second, participation in the service learning events improved preservice teachers’ confidence and comfort teaching in high-needs contexts, but several concerns and deficit perspectives about teaching in high-needs contexts remained. Third, participants indicated specific ways that the service learning teaching events impacted their readiness to teach in high-needs contexts. These findings may inform other science and math teacher educators seeking to embed service learning opportunities into their programs.

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中学数学和科学教师教育计划中的服务学习：职前 MAT 教师的观点

先前的文献表明，服务学习可能为支持职前科学和数学教师的发展提供新的机会，但很少有研究在孤立的教学事件之外考察服务学习。在这项定性研究中，我们试图通过遵循教学艺术硕士 (MAT) 学生对整个 MAT 课程和前两年教学中的服务学习经历的看法来改进这些文献。数据来源包括个人访谈录音、焦点小组现场笔记以及对七名职前教师进行的为期三年的调查。数据分析得出了三个主要发现。首先，参与者确定了使它们特别有用的服务学习教学活动的特征，其中包括活动的时间安排、目标年级水平、接触高需求环境，以及练习教学技能的机会。其次，参与服务学习活动提高了职前教师在高需求环境中的信心和舒适性教学，但在高需求环境中教学的一些担忧和不足的观点仍然存在。第三，参与者指出了服务学习教学事件影响他们在高需求环境中教学准备的具体方式。这些发现可能会告知其他寻求将服务学习机会嵌入其课程的科学和数学教师教育者。但在高需求环境下教学的一些担忧和不足的观点仍然存在。第三，参与者指出了服务学习教学事件影响他们在高需求环境中教学准备的具体方式。这些发现可能会告知其他寻求将服务学习机会嵌入其课程的科学和数学教师教育者。但在高需求环境下教学的一些担忧和不足的观点仍然存在。第三，参与者指出了服务学习教学事件影响他们在高需求环境中教学准备的具体方式。这些发现可能会告知其他寻求将服务学习机会嵌入其课程的科学和数学教师教育者。