"We're All in This Together, the Kids and Me": Beginning Teachers' Use of Their Personal Life Knowledge in the Religious Education Classroom

Autor/in	Everington, Judith
Titel	"We're All in This Together, the Kids and Me": Beginning Teachers' Use of Their Personal Life Knowledge in the Religious Education Classroom
Quelle	In: Journal of Beliefs & Values, 33 (2012) 3, S.343-355 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361-7672
DOI	10.1080/13617672.2012.732815
Schlagwörter	Teacher Effectiveness; Cultural Differences; Beginning Teachers; Religious Education; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Beliefs; Foreign Countries; Student Motivation; Teaching Methods; Self Concept; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Kultureller Unterschied; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Belief; Glaube; Ausland; Schulische Motivation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	In the context of international debates about teachers' knowledge, this essay reports a study of how and why a cohort of English trainee teachers of Religious Education used their personal life knowledge in their teaching. Four possible reasons for their commitment to this practice are examined. A belief in the value of openness, a desire to motivate and engage their pupils, and a need to create "bridges" between the pupils' worlds and those of religions are considered. The possibility that trainees used their life knowledge to bridge a "gap" between their personal and professional lives is also discussed. The findings of Communication and Teacher Effectiveness research are used to indicate the potential benefits of the practice and the works by Aldenmyr and Furedi are drawn upon to highlight potential dangers. The author concludes that the sharing of teachers' life knowledge can benefit pupils, but that teachers need to reflect on the dangers and further research is needed to support this. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10