An Idealistic View of Teaching: Teacher Students' Personal Practical Theories

Autor/inn/en	Maaranen, Katriina; Pitkäniemi, Harri; Stenberg, Katariina; Karlsson, Liisa
Titel	An Idealistic View of Teaching: Teacher Students' Personal Practical Theories
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 42 (2016) 1, S.80-92 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-7476
DOI	10.1080/02607476.2015.1135278
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Teachers; Theories; Graduate Students; Teacher Competencies; Preservice Teacher Education; Educational Methods; Values; Research Skills; Student Attitudes; Content Analysis; Coding; Teacher Characteristics; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Theory; Theorie; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Lehrkunst; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Educational method; Erziehungsmethode; Wertbegriff; Forschungsleistung; Schülerverhalten; Inhaltsanalyse; Codierung; Programmierung; Finnland
Abstract	Personal practical theories (PPTs) are built based on underlying beliefs, experiences, values and conceptions regarding 'good teaching'. Having a vision of teaching and valuing the work may have a strong effect on one's sense of identity, resilience and commitment. This study focused on Finnish teacher students' (N = 84) PPTs constructed during the middle or at the end of their studies, on average during their fourth year of a five-year MA programme. All of the PPTs, written as statements (N = 647), were combined, and a unified conception of the theories was formed using inductive content analysis. The three main categories found were "the foundations of good teaching," "the teacher" and "the teacher's daily work." The analysis of the statements shows that the notions of good teaching are very idealistic: they emphasise abstract ideologies and high standards for the teacher, but also everyday matters of teaching, although also here the ideology of the pupil's individuality is at the centre. The paper concludes by arguing that it is good to have high aims and values for teaching, although in reality some of them might be difficult to achieve. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01