ERIC Number: EJ956308
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1871-1502
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Imagination, Emotions and Scientific Thinking: What Matters in the Being and Becoming of a Teacher of Elementary Science?
Fleer, Marilyn
Cultural Studies of Science Education, v7 n1 p31-39 Mar 2012
Christina Siry and Johaira Lara in researching pre-service teachers field based experiences of elementary science education bring to the fore the importance of teacher identity. In this paper, an alterative reading of pre-service teaching experience is given, one that complements the analysis provided by Siry and Lara, but which utilizes the cultural-historical concepts of "emotions" and "imagination and creativity". It is argued that these important concepts give further insights into becoming a teacher of elementary science.
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Science Education, Field Experience Programs, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Theories, Imagination, Teaching Experience, Self Concept, Creative Thinking
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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