ERIC Number: EJ959758
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 23
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Patterns of Control over the Teaching-Studying-Learning Process and Classrooms as Complex Dynamic Environments: A Theoretical Framework
Harjunen, Elina
European Journal of Teacher Education, v35 n2 p139-161 2012
In this theoretical paper the role of power in classroom interactions is examined in terms of a dominance continuum to advance a theoretical framework justifying the emergence of three ways of distributing power when it comes to dealing with the control over the teaching-studying-learning (TSL) "pattern of teacher domination," "pattern of empowerment" and "pattern of student domination". It is argued that these patterns affect the nature of interactions in the classroom, and thus provide the initial conditions for the emergence of three complex dynamic classroom environments: "classroom as an environment of order," "classroom as an environment at the edge of chaos" and "classroom as an environment of chaos". In the conclusion the implications of these emerging patterns and environments for teachers, especially for student teachers' reflective practice, and the need for teacher educators and researchers to be aware of them are advanced. (Contains 3 figures, 3 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Teaching Methods, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Communication, Student Empowerment, Teacher Empowerment, Transformational Leadership, Group Dynamics, Learning Processes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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