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Professional Theorizing
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Ertsas, Turid I.; Irgens, Eirik J. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2017
In this conceptual article, we draw on a graded theory concept as well as two exemplary cases to discuss the role of professional theorizing in teachers' practice. We present a model that can illustrate how a non-dichotomous, graded and processual understanding of theory may help overcome a split between theory, on the one hand, and practice, on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship, Knowledge Level
Narrative Construction of Teacher Identity: Positioning and Negotiation
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Soreide, Gunn Elisabeth – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2006
This article shows how five Norwegian female elementary school teachers use narrative resources to construct and negotiate several possible teacher identities. The aim of the article is to illuminate how teacher identities can be narratively constructed and understood, and not to define what identity Norwegian teachers as a group or individuals…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Personal Narratives, Teacher Attitudes, Discourse Analysis
The Teacher Shaping and Creating Dialogues in Project Work
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Postholm, May Britt – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2005
The background of the work presented in this article is that for quite some time project work has been a method of working that is more theoretically described than it is put into practice. The aim of this text is to show how a teacher can function as a facilitator or a guide for the students within project-directed teaching and how this setting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Projects, Theory Practice Relationship, Teacher Role