Constructing Professional Knowledge: A Case Study of an Experienced High School Teacher

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul G. Schempp
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
High School Teacher ◽  
Professional Service ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
High School Physical Education ◽  
Academic Year

Steve Sommers has taught high school physical education for 16 years, and in that time he has learned much about the demands that teachers face in public schools. This study examined how Steve constructed the knowledge necessary to meet those demands. Specifically, this study sought to describe the sources and processes used in making pedagogical decisions. Data were collected over one academic year using life history and ethnographic techniques. Data analysis entailed reducing data to themes and categories that identified the specific sources of knowledge and how Steve used those sources in his teaching. Steve relied upon four primary knowledge sources: community, school, profession, and biography. These sources provided Steve with the expectations for his teaching and the limits of his responsibilities. Further, these sources provided the raw information that Steve translated into classroom practices. A dialectic tension existed between Steve and his occupational environment that shaped and gave status to his professional service.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Psychological Hardiness with Work Holism

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mohamad Khaledian ◽  
Banafshe Hasanvand ◽  
Sohrab Hassan Pour
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
High School Teacher ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Gender And Work ◽  
Psychological Hardiness ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year

Background and Aim: Present research intends to investigate relationship of psychological hardiness with work holism among high school teachers. Methods: The under study society includes all male and female high school teacher in Ghorveh city in the academic year 2012-2013. Using simple random sampling method, a sample size of 100 male and female teachers was selected. To collect data, Kobassa Psychological Hardiness Questionnaire and Aghabeigi Workaholics Questionnaire were employed. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (t-test and regression analysis) were used. Results: The findings indicated that there is negative and significant relationship between the variables psychological hardiness and work holism. In addition, there is association between gender and psychological hardiness and between gender and work holism, also the constituents of psychological hardiness (commitment, control and challenge) are able to predict work holism.

Profiling the Canadian High School Teacher-Coach: A National Survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Camiré ◽  
Meredith Rocchi ◽  
Kelsey Kendellen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
High School Teacher ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
The Status ◽  
Canadian Provinces ◽  
Academic Year

Each academic year, a large number of teachers voluntarily assume coaching positions in Canadian high schools and thus undertake the dual role of teacher-coach. To date, much of the scholarship on teacher-coaches has been conducted with small samples of participants and as such, the conclusions that can be drawn about the status of the Canadian teacher-coach are limited. The purpose of the current study was to profile the Canadian high school teacher-coach using a national sample. A total of 3062 teacher-coaches (males = 2046, 67%) emanating from all Canadian provinces and territories completed a questionnaire examining personal background and work conditions. Results indicated that aspects of teacher-coaches’ personal background significantly influenced the benefits and challenges they perceived from coaching as well as the recommendations they suggested to improve their coaching experience. The recommendations put forth by the teacher-coaches to improve their work conditions must be earnestly considered by school administrators to ensure the long-term viability of the Canadian high school sport system, which is largely sustained by dedicated volunteers.

High Possibility Classrooms

TPACK ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 518-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Louise Hunter
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Exemplary Teachers ◽  
High School Teacher ◽  
Whole School ◽  
High Possibility

This chapter reports on a case study of a high school teacher from a larger study of ‘exemplary' teachers and how they conceptualized their knowledge of technology integration in education contexts (Hunter, 2013). The research was a series of purposeful case studies of teachers in classrooms in Australia. The study found that theory, creativity, public learning, life preparation and contextual accommodations are crucial. Each conception of the teachers' knowledge is underpinned by particular pedagogical themes that together form a fresh vision for technology integration known as High Possibility Classrooms or HPC. Kitty, the teacher featured in this chapter, conceptualized her knowledge of technology integration based on flexibility, experiential learning and creativity, preparation of learning, and whole school culture. This case study builds on the TPACK framework (Mishra & Koehler, 2006) and provides an important theoretical and practical exemplar of technology integration in practice for teacher education in a digital age.

scholarly journals High Possibility Classrooms

2015 ◽  
pp. 466-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Louise Hunter
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Technology Integration ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Exemplary Teachers ◽  
High School Teacher ◽  
Whole School ◽  
High Possibility

This chapter reports on a case study of a high school teacher from a larger study of ‘exemplary' teachers and how they conceptualized their knowledge of technology integration in education contexts (Hunter, 2013). The research was a series of purposeful case studies of teachers in classrooms in Australia. The study found that theory, creativity, public learning, life preparation and contextual accommodations are crucial. Each conception of the teachers' knowledge is underpinned by particular pedagogical themes that together form a fresh vision for technology integration known as High Possibility Classrooms or HPC. Kitty, the teacher featured in this chapter, conceptualized her knowledge of technology integration based on flexibility, experiential learning and creativity, preparation of learning, and whole school culture. This case study builds on the TPACK framework (Mishra & Koehler, 2006) and provides an important theoretical and practical exemplar of technology integration in practice for teacher education in a digital age.

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