Methodologies past their use-by date in teacher education: a poststructuralist argument for change

Klein, Mary (2008) Methodologies past their use-by date in teacher education: a poststructuralist argument for change. In: Proceedings of the 2008 Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference. pp. 187-195. From: Teacher Educators at Work: What works and where is the evidence?, 8-11 July 2008, Mudjimba, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

We live in postmodern times; these are times of contradiction, instability, heterogeneity and uncertainty, yet modernist philosophies and ontologies continue to inform the majority of our work in teacher education. In this paper I argue that humanist assumptions of the rational, autonomous teacher of the modern era have implanted a form of stasis from which we have found it difficult to extract ourselves and our research. In addition, I suggest that poststructuralist understandings of the learner and learning can be instrumental in breathing new life and purpose into our endeavours to educate teachers who interact with students and parents in ways that are generative, transformative and just.

Item ID: 7748
Item Type: Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN: 978-0-9775685-1-2
Keywords: poststructuralism; teacher education; pedagogy
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Date Deposited: 13 Jul 2010 00:39
FoR Codes: 13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130208 Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy @ 100%
SEO Codes: 93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9399 Other Education and Training > 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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