Practical arguments: making teachers’ reflections on teaching practices visible

TY - CHAP

T1 - Practical arguments: making teachers’ reflections on teaching practices visible

AU - Lund, Lea

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - This chapter demonstrates an approach to elicit and make visible teachers’ ideas of teaching and their reflections on teaching practices. Inspired by the approach of constructing a practical argument allows for analysis of teachers’ thinking in combination with their actions in the classroom. This approach can be viewed as a vehicle for encouraging the growth of teacher development. Drawing on an eight-month study of teachers – novice and experienced teachers – in Adult Education in Denmark this novel research approach provides the opportunity to support, stimulate and nurture critical reflection by the teachers of their own practices.

AB - This chapter demonstrates an approach to elicit and make visible teachers’ ideas of teaching and their reflections on teaching practices. Inspired by the approach of constructing a practical argument allows for analysis of teachers’ thinking in combination with their actions in the classroom. This approach can be viewed as a vehicle for encouraging the growth of teacher development. Drawing on an eight-month study of teachers – novice and experienced teachers – in Adult Education in Denmark this novel research approach provides the opportunity to support, stimulate and nurture critical reflection by the teachers of their own practices.

KW - practical arguments

KW - teacher beliefs

KW - teacher reflection

KW - critical friend

KW - teacher vocabulary

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 978-1-53615-633-1

BT - Teacher Training: Perspectives, Implementation and Challenges

A2 - McDermott, Paula E.

PB - Nova Science Publishers

ER -