ERIC Number: EJ996882
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
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Exploring Disciplinary Background Effect on Social Studies Teachers' Knowledge and Pedagogy
Sung, Pei-Fen; Yang, Meng-Li
Journal of Educational Research, v106 n1 p77-88 2013
Case studies have pointed out that teachers' disciplinary knowledge affects their pedagogy; however, the results are not consistent. There is a need for quantitative research to examine the relationship between teacher knowledge and practice, particularly in social studies where content-specific studies are mostly qualitative. The authors used history as an example and surveyed all public and private junior high school social studies teachers in Taiwan to examine if disciplinary backgrounds significantly affect teachers' knowledge, conceptions about the discipline, and their teaching practices. Hierarchical linear modeling analyses show that disciplinary backgrounds significantly affect teachers' subject matter knowledge and pedagogy. Evaluations of effect sizes suggest that academic backgrounds can serve as useful proxies for teacher recruitment. The results also indicate that nature-revealing courses affect teachers' subject matter knowledge and pedagogy. (Contains 7 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Recruitment, Social Studies, Teacher Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Effect Size, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Secondary School Teachers, History, Teacher Attitudes, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Background
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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