ERIC Number: EJ1094534
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Metaphorical Images of Schooling: Beliefs about Teaching and Learning among Prospective Teachers from the United States Displaying Different Motivational Profiles
Thomson, Margareta Maria
Educational Psychology, v36 n3 p502-525 2016
This study focused on investigating the types of schooling beliefs (teaching and learning) expressed through metaphorical images by prospective teachers (PTs) from the United States. Participants (N = 215) rated 10 schooling metaphors illustrating the "student-school-teacher" relationships (i.e. "Passenger-Bus-Driver"; Student is a passenger, School is a bus and Teacher is a driver). Two main factors, a "student-centred" and a "teacher-centred" approach described the key schooling beliefs of PTs. Additionally, differences in PTs' schooling beliefs across typologies/clusters of PTs were found. Further, qualitative data from interviews illustrated how each cluster specifically expressed their instructional views.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Figurative Language, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Centered Learning, Classification, Coding, Teacher Motivation, Mixed Methods Research, Multivariate Analysis, Semi Structured Interviews, Factor Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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