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ERIC Number: EJ643742
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Stories of Supporting Constructivist Pedagogy through Community.
Kinnucan-Welsch, Kathryn; Jenlink, Patrick M.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v47 n4 p294-308 Win 2001
A professional development experience introduced 102 traditional teachers from rural Michigan to constructivist pedagogy over a 3-year period. Participant comments reveal three themes: frustration with the uncertainties of changing mindsets and incorporating constructivism into practice; the usefulness of representing thoughts about constructivism metaphorically; and the importance of the sense of community that developed among participants. (Contains 30 references.) (TD)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Collegiality, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Inservice Teacher Education, Metaphors, Professional Development, Rural Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Learning Communities; Michigan; Sense of Community