ERIC Number: EJ1218491
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Publication Date: 2019-Jun
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Teaching with Understanding While Teaching for Understanding
Fortney, Brian S.; Atwood, Erin D.
Cultural Studies of Science Education, v14 n2 p465-484 Jun 2019
This manuscript focuses on the experiences of a science teacher educator's initial engagement in reconceptualization of the construct of equity in classrooms through the use of praxis. What might equity look like if conceptualized as a dynamic interaction between teacher and individual students? Utilizing a critically situated perspective, this work explores the evolution of mutual and reciprocal understanding between a white male teacher educator and one student. It then questions the outcomes produced by this exploration. This work provides an example of how separating equity into two components--equity as interactive, and equity as complex and dynamic, may help pre-service teachers (PSTs) and practicing teacher educators negotiate meaning through discussion on a long-term basis. By utilizing a concrete conceptualization of equity, and examples for discussion, findings can inform PSTs, teacher educators, and practicing teachers of a starting point for de/reconstructing personal conceptualizations of equity in classrooms.
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Teachers, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Equal Education, Praxis, Epistemology, Teacher Student Relationship, Beliefs, Interaction, Comprehension
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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