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Publication Date: 2021
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Socio-Cultural Development Approach to Investigate Teacher Learning across Two Contexts
Education Sciences, v11 Article 37 2021
Teacher professional learning occurs across various contexts. Previous studies on teacher learning and changes in practice have focused on either classroom contexts or learning communities outside of school, but have rarely investigated teacher learning across multiple contexts. Investigating teacher learning across the double contexts of classroom and learning community has presented methodological challenges. In response, this paper proposes the suitability of adopting a socio-cultural development framework to further the analytical approach to such challenges. Using the framework, this paper considers the case study of a middle school mathematics teacher who resolved a problem of teaching practice through interacting with other members of the community of practice where they build shared goals and knowledge. This paper contributes to the field by expanding the scope of research on teacher learning across these two contexts, in which problem of practice becomes conceptual resources that the teacher uses in her teaching practice.
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Case Studies, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Summer Programs, Video Technology, Problem Solving, Concept Formation, Teacher Attitudes, Mathematical Concepts
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Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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