Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ420695
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Teachers' Backgrounds and Beliefs: Influences on Learning to Teach in the Social Studies.
Johnston, Marilyn
Theory and Research in Social Education, v28 n3 p207-32 Sum 1990
Presents a case study involving two teaching certification students. Examines how a social studies methods course and a one-year elementary school postbaccalaureate teacher education program influenced students' educational beliefs and practices. Finds influences are partial, differential, and interactive with students' backgrounds and personalities. Analyzes how influences evolved throughout student teaching and first-year teaching experiences. (CH)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Higher Education, Methods Courses, Participatory Research, Preservice Teacher Education, Prior Learning, Program Evaluation, Social Studies, Student Experience, Student Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Background, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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