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The purpose of this research is to reveal the experiences of teacher candidates on teaching practice in higher education during the Covid 19 Pandemic process. This research was planned in qualitative research design and case study model. The study group of the research consists of 75 teacher candidates. The data of the research were collected through the structured questionnaire prepared by taking expert opinion. The data were analyzed using the content analysis technique. As a result of the analysis of the data, 4 themes, 10 sub-themes and 298 codes were determined. According to the results of the research, teaching practices conducted through distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic process are not at a sufficient level. According to the results of the research, there are problems in teaching practice in the dimensions of class participation, infrastructure, access, technical issues, learning environment and internship practice. In particular, it is stated that there is no interaction in the lessons, the students do not attend the lessons, no feedback is provided, and there are equipment progand internet problems. In addition, it is stated that the home environment is not suitable for learning, lack of motivation, unsuitable course schedules, lack of material, lack of information and some activities are not held. According to teacher candidates, teaching practice should be primarily carried out face to face. If face-to-face education is not possible, teaching practice should be carried out with a mixed method or teaching practice should not be done in pandemic conditions. In order for teaching practice to be effective under pandemic conditions, it is recommended to provide infrastructure, access and technical support, to organize the learning and teaching environment, to ensure the participation of students, and to organize the curriculum for the candidates. Candidates can be trained with in-service training after graduation.

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