2005
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20096
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Complex dilemmas of identity and practice

Abstract: Identity is a complex construct, yet extremely important if we wish to understand the practice of teaching as a profession. In this paper, we examine the ways two middle school teachers talk about their identity and teaching practices and coordinate these self-reports with our own observations of how they implement a new environmental science curriculum. More specifically, we compare the teachers' beliefs about learning, goals for the classroom community and for instruction, and their knowledge of science cont… Show more

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“…These, in turn, also make teachers behave in a certain manner. Beliefs are often held to be derived from one's personal life history and from cultural socialization (Enyedy et al, 2006). In this respect, the study concurs with Oser & Althof (1993), who conducted an in-depth biographical study on the processes and conditions that result in specific variations of professional morality.…”
Section: Teachers' Views Of Science and Religion And Their Pedagogicasupporting
confidence: 62%
“…These, in turn, also make teachers behave in a certain manner. Beliefs are often held to be derived from one's personal life history and from cultural socialization (Enyedy et al, 2006). In this respect, the study concurs with Oser & Althof (1993), who conducted an in-depth biographical study on the processes and conditions that result in specific variations of professional morality.…”
Section: Teachers' Views Of Science and Religion And Their Pedagogicasupporting
confidence: 62%
“…In this vein, there is a substantial body of literature that highlights the relationship between teachers' beliefs and their thinking. Beliefs are taken to be psychological constructs that portray the organization and content of a teacher's thinking which, in turn, influence a teacher's interpretation of experiences and actions (Kagan, 1992;Nespor, 1987;Pajares, 1992;Enyedy et al, 2006).…”
Section: Teachers' Interpretations As a Link Between The Experiences mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Identity, particularly role identity, has served as an important construct in research on teachers and teaching (Bullough, Knowles, & Crow, 1992;Enyedy et al, 2006;Mahlios, 2002;. In articulating a perspective on curricular role identity, we first explore theoretical perspectives on identity and role identity and then discuss implications for preservice teachers' identity development.…”
Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Just as participation in inquiry-oriented science can contribute to the development of students' identities (Lemke, 2001;Reveles, Kelly, & Durán, 2007), teachers' identities also exist in and are developed through classroom practice (Enyedy et al, 2006;Lemke, 2000;Sfard & Prusak, 2005). Teaching, the essential activity that defines a teacher, is a complex practice involving many different constituent practices, including the use of curriculum materials.…”
Section: Identity and Role Identitymentioning
confidence: 99%
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