Personal epistemology and teacher education / edited by Jo Brownlee, Gregory Schraw and Donna Berthelsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brownlee, Jo.

Schraw, Gregory J.

Berthelsen, Donna.

Series:

Routledge research in education ; 61.

Routledge research in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of.

Teachers.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

xii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Summary:

The three editors are affiliated as follows: Joanne Brownlee and Donna Berthelsen (both: early childhood, Queensland University of Technology, Australia), and Gregory Schraw (educational psychology, U. of Nevada, US). They provide introductory and concluding chapters to frame 15 contributions pertaining to how teachers think about knowledge, where they get their ideas, and how those ideas impact their activities in the classroom in reference to student-centered vs. teacher-centered orientations. About half the articles deal with teacher education and half with classroom work, e.g. problem solving, teachers' personal epistemologies as predictors of support for students' autonomy, students with disabilities, reading lessons, and science teaching (in Taiwan), among other topics. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Personal Epistemology and Teacher Education: An Emerging Field of Research / Jo Brownlee Brownlee, Jo, Gregory Schraw Schraw, Gregory, Donna Berthelsen Berthelsen, Donna 3

Part I Preservice Teachers and Teaching

2 Personal Epistemology in Preservice Teacher Education / Aman Yadav Yadav, Aman, Mauricio Herron Herron, Mauricio, Ala Samarapungavan Samarapungavan, Ala 25

3 Looking Into Mirrors: Teacher Educators' Dilemmas in Constructing Pedagogical Understanding about their Teaching / Harm Tillema Tillema, Harm 40

4 Personal Epistemology in Higher Education: Teachers' Beliefs and the Role of Faculty Training Programs / Helge I. Strømsø Strømsø, Helge I., Ivar Bråten Bråten, Ivar 54

5 Self-Authorship in Child Care Student Teachers: Is there a Link Between Beliefs and Practice? / Jo Brownlee Brownlee, Jo, Angela Edwards Edwards, Angela, Donna Berthelsen Berthelsen, Donna, Gillian Boulton-Lewis Boulton-Lewis, Gillian 68

6 Personal Epistemology in Preservice Teachers: Belief Changes Throughout a Teacher Education Course / Sue Walker Walker, Sue, Jo Brownlee Brownlee, Jo, Beryl Exley Exley, Beryl, Annette Woods Woods, Annette, Chrystal Whiteford Whiteford, Chrystal 84

7 Personal Epistemology Change Due to Experience? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Preservice and Practicing Teachers / Lisa D. Bendixen Bendixen, Lisa D., Alice J. Corkill Corkill, Alice J. 100

8 One Preservice Teacher's Developing Personal Epistemology About Teaching and the Explicit Connection of Those Beliefs to Future Practice / Helenrose Fives Fives, Helenrose 114

9 Personal Epistemologies and Pedagogy in Higher Education: Did We Really Mean to Say that to our Students? / Rose M. Marra Marra, Rose M., Betsy Palmer Palmer, Betsy 129

Part II Inservice Teachers and Teaching

10 Fostering Critical Awareness of Teachers' Epistemological and Ontological Beliefs / Gregory Schraw Schraw, Gregory, Lori Olafson Olafson, Lori, Michelle Vanderveldt Vanderveldt, Michelle 149

11 Teachers' Personal Epistemologies as Predictors of Support for Their Students' Autonomy / Michael Weinstock Weinstock, Michael, Guy Roth Roth, Guy 165

12 If There is No One Right Answer?: The Epistemological Implications of Classroom Interactions / Iris Tabak Tabak, Iris, Michael Weinstock Weinstock, Michael 180

13 Personal Epistemology and Ill-Defined Problem Solving in Solo and Duo Contexts / Nicos Valanides Valanides, Nicos, Charoula Angeli Angeli, Charoula 195

14 Teachers' Epistemological Beliefs and Practices With Students With Disabilities and At-Risk in Inclusive Classrooms: Implications for Teacher Development / Eileen Schwartz Schwartz, Eileen, Anne Jordan Jordan, Anne 210

15 The Epistemic Underpinnings of Mrs. M's Reading Lesson on Drawing Conclusions: A Classroom-Based Research Study / Florian C. Feucht Feucht, Florian C. 227

16 Teachers' Scientific Epistemological Views, Conceptions of Teaching Science, and Their Approaches to Teaching Science: An Exploratory Study of InService Science Teachers in Taiwan / Min-Hsien Lee Lee, Min-Hsien, Chin-Chung Tsai Tsai, Chin-Chung 246

17 Teachers' Personal Epistemologies and Teacher Education: Emergent Themes and Future Research / Gregory Schraw Schraw, Gregory, Joanne Brownlee Brownlee, Joanne, Donna Berthelsen Berthelsen, Donna 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415883566

0415883563

OCLC:

700930354