ERIC Number: EJ817125
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1871-1502
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Empowering Communities of Research and Practice by Conducting Research for Change and Including Participant Voice in Reflection on Research
Basu, Sreyashi Jhumki
Cultural Studies of Science Education, v3 n4 p859-865 Dec 2008
In this paper, in response to Ajay Sharma's paper titled "Portrait of a science teacher as a bricoleur: A case study from India" and associated reviews, I address the value of bridging two narrative styles for describing teacher development, discuss questions of over-essentializing an Indian school context, propose that teacher and student participants should be included in this type of writing series, and identify institutional barriers to researchers acting as agents-of-change. [Abstract presented in both English and Hindi.]
Descriptors: Barriers, Student Role, Research Methodology, Teacher Education, Sociocultural Patterns, Teaching Methods, Case Studies, Rural Schools, Middle School Teachers, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Science Education, Critical Theory, Role of Education, Social Theories, Educational Philosophy, Educational Environment, Values, Scientific Principles, Foreign Countries, Teacher Role, Cultural Context, Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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