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UOIT Research in Education 2015 Symposium
THE (UN) MAKING OF THE TEACHER
By Dr. Diana Petrarca
background purpose of today
methodology& methods
next steps & questions
Purpose
MOBILIZE KNOWLEDGE: The (Un) Making of the Teacher
Background and methodology…
Research questions
The problem
…
Methodology
Sample (participan
ts)
Data collection
Data analysis
Contribution to the teacher education body of research
The evolution of the research project…
The problem…
Paramount/Jerod Harris, Getty Images Source: Warner Bros
“The dilemma for pre-service programs is to prepare future teachers for schools as they currently exist while also enlarging their vision about what schools and public education might, should, or will become.” Alice Pit (2010)
The evolution of the research project…
The problem…
• Educational paradigms (by the system, society) (Robinson, 2010; Pitt, 2010)
• Teaching profession is not always widely respected (Dolton & Marcenaro-Gutierrez, 2013), and not always swift to change (Pitt, 2010).
The evolution of the research project…
My observatio
ns.. I had no idea!
This is tons of work!
I learned it
this way
back in the
day…it
worked for
me!
The evolution of the research project…
The problem…
• Apprenticeship of observation (Daniel Lortie, 1975)
• Misconceptions of teaching (Darling-Hammond & Baratz-Snowden, 2005)
• Educational paradigms (by the system, society) (Robinson, 2010; Pitt, 2010)
• Teaching profession is not always widely respected (Dolton & Marcenaro-Gutierrez, 2013), and not always swift to change (Pitt, 2010).
Final documentary film: The (Un) Making of the Teacher
Background and methodology…
Research questions
The problem
…
Methodology
Sample (participan
ts)
Data collection
Data analysis
Contribution to the teacher education body of research
Background and methodology…
Research questions
Background and methodology…
How do teacher candidates’ conceptions or misconceptions of what it means to “teach” evolve over the course of a one-year pre-service teacher education program?
Research questions shape methodology…
Research questions
The problem…
Methodology
- Exploratory - Based on need to
understand a multifaceted quandary
- Qualitative - Case study
(Yin, 2003; Teddlie & Tashakkori, 2009)
Research questions shape methodology…
Research questions
The problem…
Methodology
Sample (participant
s)
Data collection
Data analysis
Case study
3-5 teacher candidates; puposive sampling
Semi-structured interviews, artifacts, observations
Content analysis; coding for themes and frequencies; convergence, divergence
Research questions
The problem…
Methodology
Sample (participant
s)
Data collection
Data analysis
Case study
3-5 teacher candidates; puposive sampling
Semi-structured interviews, artifacts, observations
Content analysis; coding for themes and frequencies; convergence, divergence
Incorporating the video camera…
The (Un) Making of the Teacher
Methodological issues
Research
Documentary
Film
Case study
3-5 teacher candidates; puposive sampling
Semi-structured interviews, artifacts, observations
Content analysis; coding for themes and frequencies; convergence, divergence
Next steps…
The ultimate "blue sky“ intention is to:
(Un)Making hopes to increase awareness to the complexities of teaching and learning, and perhaps for some viewers, the teaching profession may be regarded in a positive new light. This is essential during a time of educational complexity, where our K-12 learners deserve and require the best and brightest individuals to continue to enter the profession.
questions
