Teachers' Minds And Actions: Research On Teachers' Thinking And Practice

by Gunnar Handal, Ingrid Carlgren (Editor), Sveinung Vaage

Overview

Based on the 10th International Study Association on Teacher Thinking and Practice Conference in Gothenburg, this text contains a collection of original research conducted by scholars from Europe, North America, Israel and Hong Kong, and provides an overview of the current status of international research on teacher thinking.; The contributors write from different perspectives - some analytical, some philosophical and some contextual - on the way teachers think and act. The intention of the book is not to characterise critically the established traditions or any of its researchers, but to study teacher-thinking research in context, analysing research objectives and enquiring into what lies behind the traditions. The result is a picture of an unpredictable but exciting and interesting future in developments in teacher-thinking research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135718282
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/19/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Ingrid Carlgren, Gunnar Handal, Sveinung Vaage

Table of Contents

Part 1 General Theoretical and Philosophical Perspectives: Research on Teacher Thinking and Different Views of Reflective Practice in Teaching and Teacher Education, Kenneth M. Zeichner; On the Structure of Teachers' Awareness, Ference Marton; Teachers as Collaborative Thinkers: Activity- Theoretical Study of an Innovative Teacher Team, Yrjoe Engestroem; The Creativity of Action, Hans Joas. Part 2 Research Issues: The Use of Language Data in the Study of Teachers' Knowledge, Donald Freeman; Biographical Methods in the Study of Teachers' Professional Development, Geert Kelchtermans; Ethical Concerns in Teacher-Thinking Research, Naama Sabar; Teacher Thinking and Didactics: Prescriptive, Rationalistic and Reflective Approaches, Per F. Laursen. Part 3 Teachers' Thinking and Action: Focusing Teacher Consciousness: What Do Teachers Direct Their Consciousness Towards During Their Teaching?, Mikael Alexandersson; Studying Teachers' Thinking About Instruction; Issues Related to Analysis of Metaphoric Language, Greta Morine-Dershimer and Peggy Reeve; Concerning the Difference Between Intention and Action: Teachers' Conceptions and Actions in Physics Teaching, Helmut Fischler; Teachers' Creativity Styles and Pedagogical Practices, Maria de Fatima Chorao C. Sanches. Part 4 Development of Teachers' Knowledge and Practice: Models of Two Professional Cultures: Teacher Training for Kindergartens and Primary Schools, Rita Riksaasen; Learning to Teach: Some Theoretical Propositions, Ora Kwo; Teachers' Professional Development as a Process of Conceptual Change, Shoshana Keiny; Making Sense of the Curriculum: Experienced Teachers as Curriculum Makers and Implementers, Tapio Kosunen; Professional Isolation and Imposed Collaboration in Teachers' Work, Elizabeth Ahlstrand. Part contents.