Ethics, Self-Study Research Methodology and Teacher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Robyn Brandenburg ◽  
Sharon McDonough
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Self Study

Employing Self-Study Research Across the Curriculum

2022 ◽  
pp. 155-181
Author(s):  
Jane McIntosh Cooper ◽  
Gayle A. Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Professional Transformation

Self-study is a research methodology focused on improvement of teacher education practice and exploring personal, practical, and professional transformation by the practitioner. Utilizing many qualitative methods, this interactive and often collaborative form of inquiry is well suited to study curriculum, considered broadly, as both the written and enacted, and all impacts of this curriculum. This chapter discusses the use of self-study in teachers' inquiries into curriculum. It presents the background and theoretical underpinnings of self-study research showing how this research genre emerged out of teacher practice and is rooted in the notion of teacher as curriculum maker. Guidance for forming research design is outlined, as well as various questions and topics for which self-study of curricula is well suited. Specific examples are expanded to include rationales for methodological choices and demonstrate how this research has been carried out in real-life practical situations.

scholarly journals Reflective self-study for an integrated learning approach to early childhood mathematics teacher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Makie Kortjass
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Education ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Early Childhood Mathematics ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Self Study

Background: This article gives an account of what I learned through the process of a self-study research project. Self-study teacher research allows teacher educators and teachers to improve their learning, plan new pedagogies and impact students’ learning.Aim: The aim of this self-study research was to improve my own practice in early childhood mathematics teacher education through interaction and collaboration with others, such as colleagues and students.Setting: As a South African university-based teacher educator, I piloted an integrated learning approach (ILA) in the teaching and learning of early childhood mathematics in a selected undergraduate programme.Methods: I began by tracking my personal development in mathematics education and in so doing was able to recognise my personal learning of mathematics as a child growing up in an African township context. I then worked with a class of 38 student teachers to create collages and concept maps to explore their understandings and experiences of ILA.Results: Through this project, I discovered that colleagues in the role of critical friends provided essential feedback on my work in progress. I also learned that student teachers need to be equipped with knowledge and hands-on experience of how integration can take place in teaching and learning early childhood mathematics. I realised that it was essential to constantly reflect on my own personal history and my professional practice to explore new ways of teaching mathematics.Conclusion: Teacher educators may consider engaging in self-study research that includes art-based self-study methods to reflect on their practices and see how they change for the benefit of their students and ultimately for the benefit of the learners.

scholarly journals Self-Study Research: Chalenges and Opportunities in Teacher Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kåre Hauge
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Shed Light

This article aims to describe what self-study research is, why self-study can be a good approach to teacher educators’ professional development and improvements in practice and highlight some challenges and opportunities in this research approach. In addition, the article will shed light on some methodological aspects related to self-study. Self-study refers to teacher educators who in an intentionally and systematically way examine their practice to improve it, based on a deeper understanding of practice, as well as the context practice takes place. In the article, I argue that engaging in self-study is a learning and development process and an approach to developing personal professionalism, collective professionalism and improvements in practice.

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