TY - JOUR
T1 - Preparing pre-service teachers for the profession
T2 - Creating spaces for transformative practice
AU - Auhl, Gregory
AU - Daniel, Graham R.
N1 - Includes bibliogrpahical references.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Within professional learning communities, the processes of shared reflection and critique, or critical transformative dialogues are considered crucial for the maintenance and improvement of professional practice. This paper focuses on the development of the processes of critical transformative dialogues and their application in the professional development of pre-service teachers. Participants reported a growing understanding of the importance of a continuing critical dialogue, and an appreciation of the value that critical feedback has in developing professional skills. The paper argues for the value of providing spaces for early engagement in the processes of critical transformative dialogue as part of professional preparation. A cumulative model of transformative practice for supporting pre-service teachers' emerging schema for teaching is proposed.
AB - Within professional learning communities, the processes of shared reflection and critique, or critical transformative dialogues are considered crucial for the maintenance and improvement of professional practice. This paper focuses on the development of the processes of critical transformative dialogues and their application in the professional development of pre-service teachers. Participants reported a growing understanding of the importance of a continuing critical dialogue, and an appreciation of the value that critical feedback has in developing professional skills. The paper argues for the value of providing spaces for early engagement in the processes of critical transformative dialogue as part of professional preparation. A cumulative model of transformative practice for supporting pre-service teachers' emerging schema for teaching is proposed.
KW - Critical transformative dialogue
KW - reflection
KW - teacher education
KW - pedagogies of enactment
KW - communities of practice
U2 - 10.1080/02607476.2014.924649
DO - 10.1080/02607476.2014.924649
M3 - Article
SN - 0260-7476
VL - 40
SP - 377
EP - 390
JO - Journal of Education for Teaching
JF - Journal of Education for Teaching
IS - 4
ER -