Between Guru and Deceiver? Responding to Unchosen Metaphors in the Religious Studies Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Carr, Amy; Simmons, John K.
Titel	Between Guru and Deceiver? Responding to Unchosen Metaphors in the Religious Studies Classroom
Quelle	In: Teaching Theology & Religion, 13 (2010) 2, S.156-168 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-4868
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-9647.2010.00599.x
Schlagwörter	Religion Studies; Religious Education; Figurative Language; Classroom Environment; Classroom Techniques; Educational Practices; Audience Awareness; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Teacher Effectiveness; Deception; Instructional Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Religionswissenschaft; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Klassenführung; Bildungspraxis; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Täuschung; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf
Abstract	Two troublesome portraits of religious studies professors often exist in the minds of some students at any given time: the Guru, or wise spiritual teacher, and the Deceiver. These metaphors capture student perceptions of us that may be ill-informed and beyond our control. We will examine and compare how our own chosen metaphors for teaching--theological typologist and neutral enthusiast--respond creatively to the unchosen metaphors of guru or deceiver. We cannot avoid being cast as gurus/deceivers, but we can discern how our own metaphors for teaching engage "unchosen" student metaphors for us. This exercise can enhance our self-awareness about our own normative agendas in the classroom, and help to sharpen colleagues' conversations about our sometimes differing assumptions regarding the discipline and teaching of religious studies. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10