Investigating Epistemological Beliefs in Vocational Education for Child Care Workers: New Ways of Thinking about Learning and Training

Autor/inn/en	Brownlee, Jo; Berthelsen, Donna; Dunbar, Stephanie; Boulton-Lewis, Gillian; McGahey, Pam
Titel	Investigating Epistemological Beliefs in Vocational Education for Child Care Workers: New Ways of Thinking about Learning and Training
Quelle	In: Australian Educational Researcher, 35 (2008) 3, S.135-153 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0311-6999
Schlagwörter	Teacher Effectiveness; Child Caregivers; Adult Education; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Epistemology; Continuing Education; Technical Education; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Early Childhood Education; Theory Practice Relationship; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Erkenntnistheorie; Weiterbildung; Technikunterricht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Australien
Abstract	Epistemological beliefs (beliefs about knowing and knowledge) have provided interesting insights into effective teaching and learning in higher education over the last 30 years. However, to date, little research has taken place in regard to teaching and learning in the technical and further education (TAFE) context in Australia Seventeen 1st and 2nd year child care students studying for a Diploma in Children's Services were interviewed about the nature of their epistemological beliefs. The findings revealed new ways of thinking about evaluativistic beliefs, described as "practical evaluativism". These beliefs may have implications for the way in which students evaluate theory and practice for implementation in their own child care practice. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10