Teacher Education as a Profession : In Search of Quality Teacher

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suharno Suharno
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Reflective Teaching ◽  
Quality Teachers ◽  
Teacher As Researcher ◽  
Education Profession

Abstract For the last 50 years educators have spent a great deal of energy and time to the debate over whether teaching can be classified as a profession.?é?á This paper aims to elaborate the issues of teacher education as a profession and the attempts of classifying characteristics of quality teachers. Teacher education itself is intended to improve the teacher?óÔé¼Ôäós skills and knowledge and there have been some approaches for the teacher development such as teacher-as-researcher, action research, clinical supervision, reflective teaching, etc. From the teacher education or development we can figure out some features of effective or quality teachers. ?é?á Key words: teacher education, profession, quality teacher, approach, research

Exploratory Practice in Continuing Professional Development

2017 ◽  
pp. 61-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines K. Miller ◽  
Maria Isabel A. Cunha
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Language Teacher ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Recent Trends

This chapter is constructed as a reflective professional narrative coming from the context of public and private continuing professional development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The authors start the text by making explicit their involvement and alignment with the rationale of Exploratory Practice, within the broader horizon of language Teacher Development (Allwright, 2001). The text establishes a theoretical dialogue with Reflective Practice, Action Research and Exploratory Action Research, considering them as recent trends in teacher education and other possible modes of Practitioner Research (Allwright & Hanks, 2009). The authors expand on Exploratory Practice as a paradigm that foregrounds inclusivity, ethics and criticality. Examples of Potentially Exploitable Pedagogic/Professional Activities (PEPAs) and Potentially Exploitable Reflexive Activities (PERAs) will be shared by showing that they result from integrating the ‘work for understanding' with regular pedagogic activities or broader educational practice.

scholarly journals Building Teachers’ Understanding of Classroom Action Research: A Rural Case Study in Indonesia

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-127
Author(s):  
Dodi Sukmayadi ◽  
Titi Chandrawati ◽  
Adhi Susilo ◽  
Ngadi Marsinah ◽  
[None] Herawati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Open University ◽  
Classroom Action Research

Indonesia Open University (UT: Universitas Terbuka) is a large, open university delivering distance education to students throughout Indonesia. An important aspect of its mission is to provide opportunities for Indonesian teachers to improve their education in-service. This includes two courses on classroom action research. In order to assess the effectiveness of these courses and, if necessary, improve them, a team of lecturers from UT conducted an investigation of the challenges teachers were facing in learning to conduct classroom action research through the UT modules. The team found that the modules did not adequately reflect an understanding of the actual characteristics of the teachers they were serving and were thus less effective than they might be in teaching teachers to conduct classroom action research. Changes in both the content and scheduling of the modules are recommended in order to more effectively promote classroom action research in Indonesian schools. Key Words: Classroom Action Research, Distance Education, Indonesia, Teacher Development

scholarly journals Pedagogy of Experience in Teacher Education for Learner and Teacher Autonomy

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Teacher Autonomy ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Narratives ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Graduate Teacher Education

Language teacher education programmes can promote autonomy-oriented change when they are based on a transformative rationale regarding learner and teacher development. This involves adopting an experience-based approach whereby dominant ideas and practices are problematized and opportunities are provided for teachers to learn about, experience, and inquire into autonomy-oriented language teaching practices. A proposal based on the analysis and construction of cases in post-graduate teacher education is presented, in which teachers analyse and design autonomy-oriented action research experiences and produce narratives of inquiry. Six teacher narratives are analysed, showing that experience-based teacher education may enhance teachers’ agency to challenge mainstream practices and explore learner-centred teaching, thus developing professional autonomy in seeking to promote learner autonomy.

Reflective Teaching Methods at Schools for English Teachers’ Professional Development (International Turkish Private Schools)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterine PIPIA ◽  
Tamar SHARASHENIDZE-SOYUCOK
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Development ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
English Language ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Journal Writing ◽  
Reflective Teaching ◽  
Collaborative Group ◽  
Peer Observation ◽  
Muslim Countries

The aim of the study was to find out the most applicable reflective teaching methods for English language teachers in Georgia and Muslim countries.  The study tends to identify the general English language teaching tendencies and stresses the teaching discrepancies for Muslim countries. These peculiarities are analyzed to provide a clear-cut picture of reflective teaching practices, possible changes and desirable improvements, which would be different for Georgia and Muslim countries (Egypt, Turkey and Yemen). The data obtained from one survey showed that school administration supports teacher development, including via reflective teaching. Another survey, conducted in Egypt, Turkey and Yemen regarding the cultural and gender issues in designing reflective teaching practices, showed that the majority of teachers prefer to be involved in collaborative group work, rather than being observed by a peer due to Muslim cultural traditions concerning gender relations. Both genders avoid peer work, because there is a possibility to stay alone with the opposite gender for the discussions and this might cause some inconveniences. The interview conducted in Georgia showed that teachers do not like cooperative reflective activities. As Georgian teachers of English better liked journal writing and peer observation, the experiment conducted in Georgia dealt with them. It revealed the fact that the mixed model of reflective teaching (peer observation accompanied by journal writing) is more productive for Georgia more than just peer observation.

Editorial

Relay Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 251-256
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Service Professional ◽  
Research Institute

We are excited to present you Volume 2 Issue 2 of Relay Journal published by the Research Institute of Learner Autonomy Education at Kanda University (KUIS), Japan. The Relay Journal aims to foster a dialogue spanning the globe discussing topics related to learner autonomy. This issue of Relay Journal is dedicated to teacher and advisor education for learner autonomy. The topic is particularly important, since –– apart from some exceptions –– autonomy is not always integrated into curricula for teacher education, and in addition, very few programmes exist for advisor education. Therefore, it is crucial to include opportunities for in-service professional development and reflection on how to foster autonomy and how to support language learners as teachers or as advisors. This can be done in the form of teacher training, mentoring and/or tutoring programmes, action-research, or reflection in- and on-practice.

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