ERIC Number: EJ1171082
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 24
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Facilitating Discussion of Theory and Practice in Education Seminars
Herrmann, Bailey; Gallo, Jessica R.
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, v20 n1 Article 2 2018
Field experience seminars, discussion-based courses paired with school-based practicum experiences, provide a space for teacher candidates to discuss the theories they study in their university classes and the practices they observe and implement in their school placements. This article describes an action research study that examines teaching techniques that promote discussion in English education seminar courses. The purpose of this research was to collaboratively develop teaching approaches that would help teacher candidates bridge ideas about theory and practice in their development as aspiring teachers. The conversations that challenged the teacher candidates to think critically and theoretically about their classrooms were transformative moments in our seminar classes.
Descriptors: Seminars, Theory Practice Relationship, Action Research, Critical Thinking, Transformative Learning, Practicums, Student Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Educational Theories, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Videoconferencing, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Discussion, Vignettes
New Prairie Press, Kansas State University Libraries. 137 Hale Library, Manhattan, KS 66506. e-mail: nppress@ksu.edu; Web site: http://newprairiepress.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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