ERIC Number: EJ1167630
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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ISSN: ISSN-0260-7476
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Creating a Dialogic Environment for Transformative Science Teaching Practices: Towards an Inclusive Education for Science
Reynaga-Peña, Cristina G.; Sandoval-Ríos, Marisol; Torres-Frías, José; López-Suero, Carolina; Lozano Garza, Adrián; Dessens Félix, Maribel; González Maitland, Marcelino; Ibanez, Jorge G.
Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, v44 n1 p44-57 2018
This paper focuses on the design and application of a teacher training strategy to promote the inclusive education of students with disabilities in the science classroom, through the creation of adult learning environments grounded on the principles of dialogic learning. Participants of the workshop proposal consisted of a group of twelve teachers who were working at various educational levels. Teacher teams proposed and implemented in their classroom, innovative, inclusive science-learning activities about a topic of their choice. Data were collected from interviews with teachers five months after the courses, teachers' portfolios about their practice during implementation of such sequences, and researchers' observations. The data suggest that it is possible to stimulate a gradual transformation of teaching practices through a teacher training proposal that promotes self-awareness and critical reflection, situated in the creation of meaning and a willingness to change in the spirit of solidarity and social action. We found elements to recommend the incorporation of these innovations at the curricular and practical level for teacher training schools and for in-service teacher development programmes in Mexico and elsewhere.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Practices, Inclusion, Teaching Skills, Instructional Innovation, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Portfolios (Background Materials), Observation, Program Implementation, Faculty Development, Transfer of Training, Interaction, Teacher Student Relationship, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teacher Workshops, Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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