ERIC Number: EJ893800
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jul
Pages: 36
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-8204
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Dialogic Praxis in Teacher Preparation: A Discourse Analysis of Mentoring Talk
Bieler, Deborah
English Education, v42 n4 p391-426 Jul 2010
This study examined the complexities of mentoring discourse and agentive teacher preparation. I argue that such an examination is necessary to better prepare student teachers to engage agentively with the powerful status quo in schools. I begin by discussing the intersections of current thinking about mentoring and dialogue, and I describe how these intersections suggest productive avenues for analyzing mentoring discourse. I then use a conceptualization of "dialogic praxis" to look closely at one instance of mentoring talk. Finally, I suggest this study's implications for teacher preparation research, practice, and policy. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Mentors, Discourse Analysis, English Instruction, Grade 10, Grade 11, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 10; Grade 11
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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