Learning from Experience: Memory and the Teacher's Account of TeachingThis book explores several aspects of learning from experience as reported by retired teachers: the nature of teachers memories, the structure of teachers narratives, and the manner in which teachers transform concrete experiences into practical wisdom. Teachers, like other professional practitioners, learn from their experiences, which shape the wisdom of practice enacted in classrooms. Memory of professional events is conceived as providing the basis for the construction of the personal professional knowledge of teachers. The book provides insights into the nature of human memories in a professional context. |
Contents
Memory of Events and the Practice of Teaching | 7 |
The Content of Teachers Memories | 23 |
The Impact of Teaching Situations on Teachers Memories | 45 |
Scripts in Teachers Memories | 63 |
What Do the Stories Tell Us? Learning about Teachers and Teaching | 75 |
Stories Stories The Tales of Teachers Memories | 93 |
Experience Professional Knowledge and Memory of Events | 117 |
Learning from Experience The Teachers View | 131 |
ContextSpecific Memories of Teachers and Learning from Experience Some Conclusions | 143 |
Teachers Memories Implications for Teacher Education and School Administration | 149 |
DESIGN OF THE STUDY ON MEMORY OF PROFESSIONAL EVENTS | 155 |
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Learning from Experience: Memory and the Teacher's Account of Teaching Miriam Ben-Peretz Limited preview - 1995 |
Learning from Experience: Memory and the Teacher's Account of Teaching Miriam Ben-Peretz Limited preview - 1995 |
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