Discourse Communities: A Framework from Which to Consider Professional Development for Rural Teachers of Science and Mathematics

Autor/inn/en	Tytler, Russell; Symington, David; Darby, Linda; Malcolm, Cliff; Kirkwood, Valda
Titel	Discourse Communities: A Framework from Which to Consider Professional Development for Rural Teachers of Science and Mathematics
Quelle	In: Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 27 (2011) 5, S.871-879 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-051X
DOI	10.1016/j.tate.2011.02.002
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Foreign Countries; Professional Development; Science Teachers; Mathematics Teachers; Educational Needs; Needs Assessment; Training Methods; Program Effectiveness; Discourse Communities; Delivery Systems; Performance Factors; Politics of Education; Barriers; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Ausland; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Mathematics; Mathematik; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bedarfsermittlung; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Auslieferung; Leistungsindikator; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Australien
Abstract	This paper explores aspects of professional development for teachers of science and mathematics in schools in rural Australia. The study identified a range of issues including tensions between government, school and individual professional learning priorities and their respective responsibilities; the shaping of professional development by rurality; and issues of generic versus subject-specific professional learning. The paper will focus on the needs of teachers, particularly secondary teachers, for subject-specific professional development and the capacity of different professional development approaches for satisfying these needs. The notion of discourse communities is proposed as a framework for considering this issue. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10