ERIC Number: EJ1120497
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jan
Pages: 22
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ISSN: EISSN-1305-8223
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Physics Teacher Knowledge Aimed in Pedagogical Studies in Finland and in South Korea
Krzywacki, Heidi; Kim, Byeong-Chan; Lavonen, Jari
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, v13 n1 p201-222 Jan 2017
This paper analyzes the pedagogical studies of Finnish and South Korean physics teacher education programs that guide teacher educators to support student teachers' to build readiness for acting as professional teachers in a secondary school classroom. Research on the domains and origin of teachers' professional knowledge provides a framework for analyzing the programs and the potential support of the program for becoming a professional teacher. First, the aims of the pedagogical studies are categorized, resulting in ten themes that characterize the programs. Second, the programs are analyzed in the framework domains of teacher knowledge and the origins the knowledge is suggested to learn. The domains of knowledge include the knowledge needed in consuming and producing educational research, general pedagogical knowledge, and pedagogical content knowledge. Distribution among the four domains of teacher knowledge varies in Finnish and South Korean programs, reflecting the differences in the national education cultures. Pedagogical studies in Korean physics teacher education are more theoretically oriented than their Finnish counterparts. However, the Finnish and Korean programs do bear similarities, such as an emphasis on reflection and a research orientation, as a part of their pedagogical studies.
Descriptors: Physics, Comparative Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Teachers, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Reflection, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Statistical Analysis, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Educational Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea; Finland
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