Seeking Convergence and Surfacing Tensions Between Social Justice and Core Practices: Re-Presenting Teacher Education as a Community of Praxis

2020 ◽  
pp. 002248712096495
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Schiera
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Professional Educators ◽  
Mutual Engagement ◽  
Core Practices ◽  
Social Justice Educators ◽  
Joint Enterprise ◽  
Horizontal Expertise

The Core Practices Movement (CPM) and Social Justice Teacher Education (SJTE) represent two communities of practice within which novices develop as professional educators. However, there is little dialogue about how they might collaborate to develop novice social justice educators, and the critiques and recommendations that do cross movements originate from divergent theoretical starting points. Possibilities for convergence within the learning theories that underpin CPM and SJTE are explored, examining how social learning theories might be infused with, and enveloped within, critical learning theories. This article thus re-presents teacher education as a “community of praxis.” Within each of its three hybrid dimensions—a shared repertoire of practice/praxis, mutual engagement of vertical and horizontal expertise, and joint enterprise of professional and political aims—possibilities for developing novice social justice educators are described, and tensions at the intersection of justice and practice in teacher education are explored.

scholarly journals Comunidade de prática na formação e desenvolvimento profissional na educação física: uma metassíntese

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-123
Author(s):  
Leonardo Ristow ◽  
Ana Flávia Backes ◽  
Daniela Bianchessi ◽  
Vinicius Zeilmann Brasil ◽  
Rodolfo Silva Da Rosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Systematic Review Methodology ◽  
Physical Education Teacher Education ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Mutual Engagement ◽  
Joint Enterprise

INTRODUÇÃO: A aprendizagem e o desenvolvimento profissional em Educação Física ocorrem em diferentes contextos. Entre eles, as comunidades de prática são consideradas um contexto promissor, pois possibilitam a participação ativa, envolvendo os membros em um ambiente colaborativo onde o aprendizado e o desenvolvimento ocorrem com e através das relações pessoais. OBJETIVO: Desse modo, o objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma metassíntese a respeito dos fatores que influenciam o desenvolvimento e manutenção das comunidades de prática de professores e futuros professores de Educação Física.MÉTODOS: A metassíntese é uma metodologia de revisão sistemática que sintetiza os resultados de estudos qualitativos em categorias. Os resultados dos estudos originais foram analisados e sintetizados a partir da análise de conteúdo. As categorias foram determinadas a priori: engajamento mútuo, empreendimento em conjunto e repertório compartilhado.RESULTADOS: Os resultados dos 16 estudos selecionados nos indicam que as comunidades de prática na formação e no desenvolvimento profissional tem origem a partir das necessidades dos interessados. A negociação quanto ao tema ou conteúdo dos encontros ocorreram tanto no início quanto ao longo dos encontros. A comunidades de prática apresentaram diferentes objetivos: aprender a ensinar Educação Física, aprender a implementar modelos de ensino, elaborar um novo currículo, aprender a aplicar uma determinada abordagem de ensino e aperfeiçoar práticas de ensino. Já a manutenção ocorreu a partir das trocas de experiências profissionais e das relações pessoais informais em diferentes contextos: em redes sociais, no estágio obrigatório do curso de graduação, na disciplina do curso de graduação e encontro de grupos de professores. Vale destacar o papel do facilitador para que o repertório compartilhado fosse criado. CONCLUSÃO: Em suma, as comunidades de prática se apresentam como um excelente contexto de aprendizagem e desenvolvimento profissional, já que as comunidades de prática investigadas parecem ter satisfeito as necessidades dos participantes.ABSTRACT. Community of practice in physical education teacher education and professional development: a metasynthesis.BACKGROUND: Learning and professional development in Physical Education occur in different contexts. Among them, communities of practice are considered to be a promising context as they enable active participation. Engaging members in a collaborative environment where learning and development take place with and through personal relationships.OBJECTIVE: Thus, the aim of this study was to carry out a meta-synthesis about the factors that influence the development and maintenance of communities of practice for teachers and future Physical Education teachers.METHODS: Metasynthesis is a systematic review methodology that synthesizes the results of qualitative studies in categories. The results of the original studies were analyzed and synthesized from the content analysis. The categories were determined a priori: mutual engagement, joint enterprise and shared repertoire.RESULTS: The results of the 16 selected studies indicate that the communities of practice in teacher education and professional development originate from the needs of those interested. Negotiations regarding the theme or content of the meetings took place both at the beginning and throughout the meetings. The communities of practice had different objectives: learn to teach Physical Education, learn to implement teaching models, develop a new curriculum, learn to apply a particular teaching approach and improve teaching practices. Maintenance, on the other hand, occurred based on the exchange of professional experiences and informal personal relationships in different contexts: in social networks, in the mandatory stage of the undergraduate course, in the subject of the undergraduate course and meeting of groups of teachers. It is worth highlighting the role of the facilitator so that the shared repertoire was created.CONCLUSION: In short, communities of practice present themselves as an excellent context for learning and professional development, since the communities of practice investigated seem to have satisfied the needs of the participants.

“I’ve Got a Situation and Would Appreciate Your Experience”

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-80
Author(s):  
Enrique Murillo
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Voluntary Participation ◽  
Mutual Engagement ◽  
Member Commitment ◽  
Tax Professionals ◽  
It Resources ◽  
Virtual Communities Of Practice ◽  
Joint Enterprise

Virtual Communities of Practice (CoPs) that are launched and managed by organizations have been amply documented in KM literature, but extra-organizational virtual CoPs have received little coverage. This study performs an ethnography of an extra-organizational Usenet-based CoP of tax professionals, using a longitudinal Social Network Analysis to map a tight-knit long-lived community and identify its members. The result is a naturalistic description of the ways in which the Wenger dimensions of Mutual engagement, Joint enterprise and Shared repertoire manifest themselves in day-to-day interactions in an online CoP. The study highlights how energetic voluntary participation by members produces a successful long-lived virtual CoP, even in the absence of organizational KM or IT resources. For independent professionals, extra-organizational virtual CoPs can provide a powerful support group and the means to constantly update their personal competence. For organizations intent on developing formalized CoPs, these results are a useful reminder that member commitment is the ultimate driver of a CoP’s success.

scholarly journals A Communities of Practice Approach to Field Experiences in Teacher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Connor Kirwan Warner ◽  
Heidi L. Hallman
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Field Experiences ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Teaching Practicum ◽  
Mutual Engagement ◽  
Practice Approach

This article argues that prospective teachers who have the most productive experiences withinpre-student teaching field experiences are those whose field sites allow them to become membersof communities of practice, the conditions of which, according to Wenger (1998) include jointenterprise, mutual engagement, and shared repertoire. Employing interviews and contentanalysis of documents, the researchers explored the experiences of a cohort of teacher candidatesin a pre-student teaching practicum to better understand elements of field experience that mightinfluence identity development. We highlight the cases of two prospective teachers as illustrativeand contrasting experiences of the cohort as a whole. We conclude by offering recommendationsfor how teacher education programs might assist prospective teachers with negotiating forconditions within field sites that allow for productive participation and growth.

scholarly journals CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO SUPPORT PRE-SERVICE CHEMISTRY TEACHERS

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-132
Author(s):  
Valéria C. Santos ◽  
Agnaldo Arroio
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Mutual Engagement ◽  
Teaching Community ◽  
Joint Enterprise ◽  
The University

The concept of communities of practice can be used in different contexts, included the educational context. The development of communities of practice where pre-service teachers work together, refine their practices and learn is a good training for these future teachers. Since communities of practice help teachers learn about teaching and improve their practices, this study aim to characterize the project PIBID of chemistry carried out at the University of São Paulo as a community of practice. On the first half of 2013 the PIBID project included 12 pre-service teachers who attended weekly meetings. These meetings consisted of theoretical training about the use of visual tools in teaching and other concepts about education and meetings to plan activities and classes about topics of chemistry to be applied in a public school at the city of São Paulo, Brazil. During these meetings was possible to notice that the pre-service teachers were engaged in a community of practice, demonstrating the three characteristics emphasized by Wenger (2008): mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and a shared repertoire. Thus the project PIBID of chemistry could be characterized as a community of practice. Furthermore, it was noticed that the community helps in the training of pre-service teachers, since it is providing support to them learn about teaching in practice and implement their knowledge. Key words: chemistry teaching, community of practice, pre-service teacher training.

Learning and the development of professional practice of GP appraisers

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. bjgp18X697409
Author(s):  
Rachel Locke ◽  
Jane Bell ◽  
Samantha Scallan ◽  
Bee Ozguler ◽  
Susi Caesar
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Formal System ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Mutual Engagement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Joint Enterprise ◽  
Depth Interviews

BackgroundAn additional portfolio role GPs can take on is as an appraiser. Whilst clinical and education roles are well-defined, less is known about how appraisers learn the skills to appraise and develop their own repertoire of practice.AimParticipating in groups can be a way of learning and improving professional practice. This study uses insights from ‘communities of practice’ (COP) as a way of understanding an under-explored aspect of the development of appraisers.MethodIn-depth interviews with appraisers (both new and long established i.e. ‘lead appraisers’) were analysed using Saldana’s (2016) approach2 to coding and interpretation of qualitative data. The methodology foregrounds constructivist interpretation based on a theory of learning that situates learning within the social milieu of practice and a view of the world as socially constructed. The researchers’ part in this process is to make interpretations through engagement with data.ResultsCOP is used as a conceptual framework drawing on ‘mutual engagement’, ‘joint enterprise’ and ‘shared repertoire’ as a priori codes.3 The setting is a country where a system of appraisal was introduced in 2009 and prior to this there was no formal system. Studying appraisers in a new, unfamiliar setting makes learning more apparent.ConclusionThis study is part of on-going work looking at the role of the medical appraiser. The paper draws out implications for the development of this new professional group.

From salvation to inquiry: Preservice teachers’ conceptions of race

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-384
Author(s):  
Lucinda Grace Heimer
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Future Teacher ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Impact

Race is a marker hiding more complex narratives. Children identify the social cues that continue to segregate based on race, yet too often teachers fail to provide support for making sense of these worlds. Current critical scholarship highlights the importance of addressing issues of race, culture, and social justice with future teachers. The timing of this work is urgent as health, social and civil unrest due to systemic racism in the U.S. raise critiques and also open possibilities to reimagine early childhood education. Classroom teachers feel pressure to standardize pedagogy and outcomes yet meet myriad student needs and talents in complex settings. This study builds on the current literature as it uses one case study to explore institutional messages and student perceptions in a future teacher education program that centers race, culture, identity, and social justice. Teaching as a caring profession is explored to illuminate the impact authentic, aesthetic, and rhetorical care may have in classrooms. Using key tenets of Critical Race Theory as an analytical tool enhanced the case study process by focusing the inquiry on identity within a racist society. Four themes are highlighted related to institutional values, rigorous coursework, white privilege, and connecting individual racial and cultural understanding with classroom practice. With consideration of ethical relationality, teacher education programs begin to address the impact of racist histories. This work calls for individualized critical inquiry regarding future teacher understanding of “self” in new contexts as well as an investigation of how teacher education programs fit into larger institutional philosophies.

scholarly journals Preservice Teachers’ Discursive Constructions of Cultural Practices in a Multicultural Telecollaboration

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baburhan Uzum ◽  
Bedrettin Yazan ◽  
Netta Avineri ◽  
Sedat Akayoglu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
The United States ◽  
Discursive Constructions

The study reports on a telecollaboration exchange between two teacher education classes in the United States and Turkey. In synchronous and asynchronous conversations, preservice teachers (PTs) engaged in social justice issues and made discourse choices that captured culture(s) and communities as diverse or essentialized. These choices were affected by PTs’ positionings and impacted how PTs connected to individuals only and/or to broader society.  PTs asked questions that created space for critical discussions and facilitated awareness of diversity, yet sometimes led to overgeneralizations. The study has implications for designing telecollaborations that promote language and practices to unpack the issues of social justice.

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