When school-based, in-service teacher training sharpens pedagogical awareness

IF 1.1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
L. Lund
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Abstract

Research in the field of professional development (PD) stresses the importance of the development of professional learning communities (PLCs) designed to promote the process of inquiry in teaching. PLCs are of great importance with regard to both school improvement and in-service teacher training. This article shows that it is possible to teach teachers to reflect on their beliefs and actions, making them visible to teachers and their colleagues during a cooperative process of inquiry in the classroom. The empirical data stem from a 2-year, school-based, in-service teacher-training program involving 16 teachers at two Danish high schools. The research question is ‘how can teachers’ reflections, pedagogical awareness, and perspectives on their beliefs be sharpened by in-service teacher training?’ With regard to school improvement, two conclusions are drawn: (1) teachers’ pedagogical awareness is sharpened and their classroom behavior and educational thinking change when their routine actions and thinking are questioned and scrutinized; (2) teachers who experiment systematically with their own teaching alongside their colleagues find the process and product rewarding.
以学校为基础的在职教师培训提高了教学意识
专业发展领域的研究强调了发展专业学习社区的重要性,旨在促进教学中的探究过程。PLC对于改善学校和在职教师培训都非常重要。这篇文章表明,在课堂上的合作探究过程中,教师可以反思自己的信仰和行为,让教师和同事看到这些信仰和行为。实证数据来源于一项为期2年的基于学校的在职教师培训计划,该计划涉及丹麦两所高中的16名教师。研究问题是“如何通过在职教师培训来提高教师的反思、教学意识和对其信仰的看法?”关于学校改进,我们得出两个结论:(1)当教师的日常行为和思维受到质疑和审视时,他们的教学意识得到了提高,课堂行为和教育思维发生了变化;(2) 与同事一起系统地尝试自己的教学的教师会发现这个过程和产品是有回报的。
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Improving Schools
Improving Schools EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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5.50
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4
期刊介绍: Improving Schools is for all those engaged in school development, whether improving schools in difficulty or making successful schools even better. The journal includes contributions from across the world with an increasingly international readership including teachers, heads, academics, education authority staff, inspectors and consultants. Improving Schools has created a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences. Major national policies and initiatives have been evaluated, to share good practice and to highlight problems. The journal also reports on visits to successful schools in diverse contexts, and includes book reviews on a wide range of developmental issues.
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