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Craig, Cheryl J.; You, JeongAe; Oh, Suhak – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2017
Using the analytical tools of broadening, burrowing and storying and restorying, this narrative inquiry examines a middle school teachers' knowledge of her pedagogical practices through the strand of pearls' metaphor that she employs to explain her teaching to herself, a beginning teacher whom she mentors and ourselves as researchers. Throughout…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Middle School Teachers, Educational Practices, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Dolphin, Glenn R.; Tillotson, John W. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2015
This multi-university, three-year longitudinal study examined the relationship among seven secondary science teachers' personal, student and scientific epistemologies. Paying close attention to each participant's use of metaphor when speaking about his/her learning, students' learning and the products/processes of science, we were able to discern…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
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Bullough, Robert V., Jr. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
Noting that surprisingly little researcher attention has been directed toward teaming in early childhood education (ECE), the author conducted parallel case studies of two Head Start teacher teams in a single center. Drawing on interviews, extensive observational notes taken over the course of a school year, and teacher-generated metaphors, the…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Early Childhood Education, Case Studies, Team Teaching
Williams, Lacey Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation suggests that metaphors are a powerful learning tool in education and a way to develop as a professional educator. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to gain a deeper understanding of how teachers utilize metaphors during reflection. I addressed their experience with metaphors, how they use metaphors, how metaphors…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Phenomenology, Faculty Development, Reflection
DeRose, John J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigated the types of instructors who teach local history, factors affecting their instruction in the community's past, and instructional practices employed to educate students about a locality's history. It examined teachers' implementation of items from "The Making of Milwaukee" (MOM) project which included a book, DVD…
Descriptors: Local History, Figurative Language, Interests, Urban Environment