Safety nets and turning points: Managing collaboration and innovation for teacher efficacy in teaching assistant program (sertifikat hak cipta)

Alfin Mustikawan, dkk. (2026) Safety nets and turning points: Managing collaboration and innovation for teacher efficacy in teaching assistant program (sertifikat hak cipta). EC002025203140.

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Abstract

This study explores the managerial dynamics of the Teaching Assistant Program (TAP) in bridging the theory-practice gap for pre-service teachers. It investigates how collaboration and innovation are managed to form professional self-efficacy within an Islamic higher education context. Employing a transcendental phenomenological design, this study analyzed the lived experiences of eight pre-service teachers selected through purposive sampling. Data were gathered via in-depth interviews to 8 informants and analyzed using systematic thematic analysis. The study reveals that teacher efficacy is not a static outcome but a dynamic construction forged through the interplay of "safety nets" and "turning points." Collaboration with mentors functions as a psychological safety net that provides essential social persuasion, enabling students to take risks. Subsequently, pedagogical innovation serves as the turning point that generates authentic mastery experiences. However, the study identifies a critical managerial barrier: infrastructure disparities among partner schools often hinder this process, creating an "efficacy divide." Sustainable efficacy is further achieved through the cognitive reframing of failure from a personal burden to a professional challenge. The findings suggest that Teacher Education Institutions (LPTKs) must manage TAP not merely as an administrative placement but as a comprehensive psychological intervention. Management must standardize mentor support protocols and address facility gaps to ensure equitable professional development for all candidates.

Item Type:	Hak Cipta
Keywords:	collaboration; experiential learning; innovation; self-efficacy; teaching assistance program
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130202 Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development
Divisions:	Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training > Department of Social Science Education
Depositing User:	Alfin Mustikawan
Date Deposited:	22 May 2026 14:42

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