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ERIC Number: EJ420698
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-3104
Knowledge Transmitter, Social Scientist or Reflective Thinker: Three Images of the Practitioner in Western Australia High Schools.
Carter, D. S. G.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v28 n3 p274-309 Sum 1990
Analyzes three case studies, each representing one of the social studies teaching styles identified by D. S. G. Carter and R. G. Hacker: the knowledge transmitter, emphasizing content; the social scientist concerned with student development; and the reflective thinker, favoring process. Purpose of study was to ascribe meaning to the typology. Used a symbolic interactionist framework. (CH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, High Schools, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Expectations of Students, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Teaching Styles
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia (Western Australia); Carter (D S G); Hacker (R G); Symbolic Interactionism