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ERIC Number: EJ418919
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Personal Theories of Teaching: Development in the Formative Years.
Cole, Ardra L.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v36 n3 p203-22 Sep 1990
Argues for the significance of "personal theories" in teaching. Profiles first year teaching of four teachers who had completed program of self-inquiry and reflection about their own developing conceptions of education. Describes their personal theories of teaching before employment and the nature and impact of their teaching experiences. Contains 32 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Faculty Development, Teacher Response, Teaching Conditions, Teaching Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Personal Construct Theory; Reflective Teaching