ERIC Number: EJ1154466
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Preservice Teachers Reconfiguring Teaching Young Children in a High-Stakes Early Education Context through the Use of iPads: A Case Study
Brown, Christopher P.; Englehardt, Joanna
Early Education and Development, v28 n8 p976-995 2017
Research Findings: Having practicing or preservice early educators employing iPads and their apps as part of their practices with young children in high-stakes teaching contexts is a challenging process. The case study examined in this article further unpacks this complexity by investigating how incorporating iPads into their high-stakes field placements might have affected a sample of preservice teachers' figuring of how to instruct and document the learning of young children. Although these preservice teachers seemed to struggle with using iPads to instruct children in their field placements, these teachers did appear to generate improvised responses to documenting student learning. Practice or Policy: Such findings offer teacher educators the chance to consider how to assist teachers in moving beyond the dominant practices found in high-stakes teaching contexts. They also offer teacher educators the chance to aid their teachers in reconfiguring the politics and policy of high-stakes early education contexts.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Educators, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Handheld Devices, Student Teaching, Technological Literacy, Computer Software, High Stakes Tests, Teaching Methods, Student Evaluation, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Case Studies, Student Attitudes, Public Schools, Technology Integration, Qualitative Research, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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