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Teacher Knowledge Part 2: Personal Construct Theory As The Basis Of A Methodology To Study Teaching, J. W. Mcqualter
Teacher Knowledge Part 2: Personal Construct Theory As The Basis Of A Methodology To Study Teaching, J. W. Mcqualter
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
In the previous paper, Teacher Knowledge Part 1; Unstopping the Dam, the suggestion was made that a methodology based on Personal Construct Theory (PCT) could be used to explore and develop a new model of teacher professional development prepared by Fielding (1983). Two questions were asked. What is this methodology? How can it be used to explore and develop Fielding's model? The second question was dealt with in the earlier paper. The first is the subject of this paper. The intention here is threefold; firstly, to describe the theory of personal constructs, originated by Kelly (1955) and elaborated by Fransella …
The Ideology Of Pedogogy: The Right And The Left Of It!, Colin Symes
The Ideology Of Pedogogy: The Right And The Left Of It!, Colin Symes
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
"No doubt real education could only flourish only after the Revolution, when its importance would be generally recognised and when educators would be honoured and respected by the community, but something could be honourably achieved even now. He must try to do his job as effectively as the existing educational conditions and his own limitations allowed. Though he would not without inviting the sack introduce revolutionary politics directly into his teaching, he could aim at propagating humane ideas and getting his pupils to think".
Teacher Knowledge Part 1: Unstopping The Dam, J. W. Mcqualter
Teacher Knowledge Part 1: Unstopping The Dam, J. W. Mcqualter
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Research on teachers and their teaching aims at understanding what it means to teach. Such research is conducted in a variety of ways. Major users of its findings are teacher educators. It is hoped that the research findings will provide a knowledge base for teacher education programmes often characterised as being more whimsical than rational. There are two basic views of the process of becoming a teacher: "master the model" or "model the master" (Stones, 1972). Both views stress institutional conformity, draw upon institutionalised knowledge and aim at developing technical skill rather than professional competency. The intention of this paper …
Professionalism And Professional Status: Contrasting Aspects Of The Teacher Role, Ken Shaw
Professionalism And Professional Status: Contrasting Aspects Of The Teacher Role, Ken Shaw
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
When teachers talk about themselves as professionals two related, but at bottom different, ideas are involved, The first is that of a skilled performance, a practical competence within a sector of activity, underpinned by theory, but essentially the outcome of study, formation, and a lengthy period of immersion in a "technik" : classroom teaching and all that goes with it, including all relevant aspects of belonging as a full practicing member to a school or college, The second idea is that of professional status, This is an aspiration or a claim, to some extent realised, to enjoy certain privileges, social …
The Move Towards The Accreditation Of Teacher Education Courses In England And Wales, David R. Mcnamara
The Move Towards The Accreditation Of Teacher Education Courses In England And Wales, David R. Mcnamara
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
In recent years there has been a significant change in the nature of Government (as mediated by the Department of Education and Science - DES) involvement in initial teacher training 1-c9- in England and Wales. Traditionally government has rightly concerned itself with the "manpower problem" of ensuring that the numbers of teachers in training relates to the demands for new teachers by employing authorities and with the "institutional problem" of determining the types of institutions which exist to provide teacher training, how they are organised within the higher education system, and how they are financed. The content of teacher training …
Case Study Experience Of A Collaborative And Responsible Form Of Professional Development For Teachers, John Smyth, Colin Henry
Case Study Experience Of A Collaborative And Responsible Form Of Professional Development For Teachers, John Smyth, Colin Henry
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
The argument in this paper is that teachers' interpretations and theories about what works in classrooms, can and should constitute the basis of change. Teachers have the capacity to engage in practical reflection through collaboration that enriches their sense of what is feasible and possible as well as transforming their understanding of those realities. Critical reflection, however, requires various forms of assistance, and in this case it occurred through the provision of a paradigm, the Cogan (1973)/Goldhammer (1969) notion of clinical supervision.
Lecturer Attitudes Towards Teacher Trainees In A New South Wales College - 1955 And 1985, W. O. Newman, M. D. Mackie
Lecturer Attitudes Towards Teacher Trainees In A New South Wales College - 1955 And 1985, W. O. Newman, M. D. Mackie
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
All who have worked in teacher education institutions for any length of time will know that significant changes have occurred in the way in which lecturers relate to their students and the sorts of behaviour which they expect from them. One hears lecturers speak of "the good old days", especially when irritated by some particularly liberal student behaviour or some seemingly cavalier student attitude, but it would be unusual to find someone who genuinely believes that the "old days" were better than the "new" . It occurred to us that it would be an interesting exercise to look at some …
An Exploratory, Cross-Cultural Study Of Sociopsychological Variables (Opi) Comparing Selective American, Canadian, Hawaiian And Philippine College Students In Education Faculties, David Whittaker
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
To the psychologist interested in cross-cultural studies and higher education in general, and college students more specifically, attitudes and belief systems can be seen as being fundamental in order to appreciate and understand any person, subculture or society. "Attitudes" denote the way in which people "feel" about aspects of the world in which they live, and "beliefs" the way they "think" about them. These terms are. of course, hypothetical constructs - as is "personality" under which they are subsumed. How such variables are defined, the theoretical traditions on which they are based, and the conceptualisations of personality which is adopted …
Organising And Integrating The First School Day / Joy Taylor, 1983, Unwin, London, Joy Jones
Organising And Integrating The First School Day / Joy Taylor, 1983, Unwin, London, Joy Jones
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
This new edition presents an easy to read, logical, step by step description of how an integrated programme can be introduced to children, not only in the Infant School, but also in the Lower Primary. It has been written, not from experience alone, but many of the ideas are supported by reference to recently puhlished research.
The Rhetoric And Reality Of Teacher Education: Towards A Praxis Model, John Smith
The Rhetoric And Reality Of Teacher Education: Towards A Praxis Model, John Smith
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
The preparation of teachers has unfortunately been characterised by a distinction between the theory and practice of educating. Historical antecedents such as the justifiable move away from teacher training approaches have resulted in a de-emphasis of practice. The preparation of teachers has become an academic study at the expense of teaching experience. Current models of teacher preparation are, as a result, discipline oriented rather than practice-referenced. It is argued in this paper that there are some difficulties in operationalising such models; in fact, it is argued that the rhetoric sustaining such models is not at all a portrayal of the …
Management, Organisations And Effectiveness: A Literature Review Of This Area With An Emphasis On Schools And Educational Institutions, Michael W. Small
Management, Organisations And Effectiveness: A Literature Review Of This Area With An Emphasis On Schools And Educational Institutions, Michael W. Small
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Identifying and measuring the concept of effectiveness in an organisational setting has been a major concern for many years. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the more recent research literature on the topic of organisational effectiveness, and to present some of the current ways that have been tried in an endeavour to measure this idea. Many researchers have tried to define what "organisational effectiveness" means, but while they have stated that they know "effectiveness" when they see it, they cannot really provide an adequate definition of the term. One of the difficulties, according to Cameron and …
Research And Reconstruction In Teacher Education - Editorial Introduction, Tony Fielding
Research And Reconstruction In Teacher Education - Editorial Introduction, Tony Fielding
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
In 1983 this Journal published a paper outlining a model of teacher development (Fielding, 1983). The model employed concepts drawn from personal Construct Psychology (Kelly, 1955). Kellyian concepts were chosen because it was thought they affirmed the model's basic assumption that human experience may be and frequently is both non-deterministic in character and non-functionalist in its outcomes for individuals.
Teacher Curriculum: A Failed Paradigm Of Practise And Proceedure, D. M. Cavanagh
Teacher Curriculum: A Failed Paradigm Of Practise And Proceedure, D. M. Cavanagh
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
An examination of recent literature concerning teacher training suggests that in many parts of the western world it is constantly under review. Major Reports (Martin: 1964; Bell: 1971;James: 1972; The Senate: 1972; Williams: 1979; Coffey: 1980; Auchmuty: 1980) and the popular press have written and continue to write about various aspects of the teachers life. Some of these are anlyses of what is the case, others are about what could be the case whilst others dwell on the shortcomings of the teaching profession. The U.K. for example has its infamous Black Papers whilst in Australia the same concepts concerning standards …