Pre-service teachers' epistemic perspectives about philosophy in the classroom: it is not a bunch of 'hippie stuff'
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Article Title | Pre-service teachers' epistemic perspectives about philosophy in the classroom: it is not a bunch of 'hippie stuff' |
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ERA Journal ID | 20747 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Brownlee, Joanne (Author), Curtis, Elizabeth (Author), Davey Chesters, Sarah (Author), Cobb-Moore, Charlotte (Author), Spooner-Lane, Rebecca (Author), Whiteford, Chrystal (Author) and Tait, Gordon (Author) |
Journal Title | Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice |
Journal Citation | 20 (2), pp. 170-188 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of Publication | Milton Park, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1354-0602 |
1470-1278 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2013.848565 |
Abstract | Using epistemic perspectives as a theoretical framework, this study investigated Australian pre-service teachers’ perspectives about knowing, knowledge and children’s learning, as they engaged in a semester-long unit on philosophy in the classroom. During the field experience component of the unit, pre-service teachers were required to teach at least one philosophy lesson. Pre-service teachers completed the Personal Epistemological Beliefs Survey at the beginning and end of the unit. They were also interviewed in focus groups at the end of the semester to investigate their views about children’s learning. Paired sample t-tests were used to explore changes in epistemic beliefs over time. Significant differences were found for only some individual items on the survey. However, when interviewed, pre-service teachers indicated that field experiences helped them consider children as competent ‘thinkers’ who were capable of engaging in philosophy in the classroom. They reported predominantly student-centred perspectives of children’s learning, although a process of adjudication (exploring disagreements and evidence for responses) was lacking in these responses. |
Keywords | philosophy in the classroom; epistemic beliefs; personal epistemology; pre-service teachers; perspectives of children’s learning |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5v42/pre-service-teachers-epistemic-perspectives-about-philosophy-in-the-classroom-it-is-not-a-bunch-of-hippie-stuff
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