An Empirical Study: To What Extent and In What Ways Does Social Foundations of Education Inform Four Teachers’ Educational Beliefs and Classroom Practices?

Autor:	Jacquelyn R. Benchik-Osborne
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Teacher preparation Empirical research Sociology and Political Science Coursework media_common.quotation_subject Pedagogy Mathematics education Certification Psychology Curriculum Democracy Education media_common
Zdroj:	Educational Studies. 49:540-563
ISSN:	1532-6993 0013-1946
Popis:	Within the state selected for this study, teacher preparation programs and state certification criterion require that educators examine the relationship between school and society within social foundations of education (SFE) coursework. Using observations and interviews, this study examines to what extent four experienced, urban classroom teachers both speak in belief and exhibit in classroom practice an understanding of SFE. Two sets of measures, rooted in the social foundations and curriculum traditions, were devised to examine the degree to which teachers’ beliefs and practices matched to the tenets of SFE. Inconsistencies were evident within each teacher's beliefs and practices. Also, among the four respondents, there was minimal uniformity. From this study, when teaching even with a limited understanding of SFE, instructors engendered practices essential for a democracy. Students composed critical works, combining academic content as well as skills essential for life in a self-representative governme...
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