Constructivism as a Framework for Literacy Teacher Education Courses: Case Studies of Five Literacy Teacher Educators

Autor/inn/en	Kosnik, Clare; Dharamshi, Pooja; Menna, Lydia; Miyata, Cathy Marie
Titel	Constructivism as a Framework for Literacy Teacher Education Courses: Case Studies of Five Literacy Teacher Educators
Quelle	(2017), (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Literacy Education; Teacher Educators; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Teacher Characteristics; Cross Cultural Studies; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Education; Case Studies; Prior Learning; English Teachers; Foreign Countries; Computer Mediated Communication; Communities of Practice; Professional Identity; United Kingdom (England); United States; Canada; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Lehrerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Vorkenntnisse; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ausland; Computerkonferenz; Community; USA; Kanada; Australien
Abstract	This proposal presents findings from the large-scale study "Literacy Teacher Educators: Their Backgrounds, Visions, and Practices" which includes 28 literacy/English teacher educators (LTEs) from four countries. Five LTEs who use a constructivist approach are presented. Three aspects of their constructivism are discussed: knowledge is experience based; knowledge is constructed by learners; and a strong class community is essential. They have adopted a constructivist approach because they conceptualized the teaching/learning process as a partnership. Constructivism is a flexible and fluid framework so individual LTEs can shape their work for their context and draw on their strengths; however it is demanding because courses have to be somewhat organic in order to create space for discussion of issues as they arise. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01