The Teacher as Virtuoso: A Chinese Model for Teaching.

Paine, Lynn Webster

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ERIC Number: EJ415845

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Teacher as Virtuoso: A Chinese Model for Teaching.

Paine, Lynn Webster

Teachers College Record, v92 n1 p49-81 Fall 1990

Explores the conceptual basis of teaching in China through the metaphor of teacher as virtuoso performer, with teaching considered an art. Field research results on teacher preparation and elementary and secondary teaching practice are shared. Shortcomings of this teaching model and implications for educational reform are considered. (IAH)

Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Metaphors, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teaching, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Teaching Models

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: China

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