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ERIC Number: EJ864395
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4871
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"Re-Culturing" Teacher Education: Inquiry, Evidence, and Action
Cochran-Smith, Marilyn
Journal of Teacher Education, v60 n5 p458-468 2009
Currently the press to make policy and practice decisions on the basis of evidence is being coupled with recognition that real change requires shifts in organizational culture. Consequently, there are now many efforts to "re-culture" organizations by making evidence central to decision making. In this article, the authors problematize the notion of a "culture of evidence" in teacher education. Then the article identifies four key aspects involved in efforts to create a culture of evidence at one institution over a five-year period: (1) development of a portfolio of studies about processes and outcomes; (2) recognition that teacher education always poses values questions as well as empirical questions; (3) an exploratory, open-ended approach to evidence construction; and, (4) multiple structures that institutionalize evidence collection and use locally and beyond. The authors suggests that building cultures of evidence has the potential to be transformative in teacher education, but only if challenges related to sustainability, complexity, and balance are addressed. (Contains 2 figure and 3 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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