Metaphor as an instructional tool in encouraging student teacher reflection
Metaphor as an instructional tool in encouraging student teacher reflection
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隐喻作为鼓励学生教师反思的教学工具
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10.1080/00405849009543443
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发表时间:
1990
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H. Marshall
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作者:
H. Marshall
In the ongoing pursuit of educational improvement and professionalization of teaching, teachers have been urged to become more reflective of their own methods and practices (eg, Carnegie Forum, 1986; The Holmes Group, 1986; Peterson, 1988; SchOn, 1987). To this end, efforts have been made to'investigate teacher thinking, planning, and decision making (eg, Clark & Peterson, 1986). Teacher education programs, too, have been designed with this goal in mind (Tom, 1985; Zeichner & Liston, 1985).Reflection, however, is embedded in belief systems and perceptual frameworks that are generally removed from awareness (Clark & Peterson, 1986). These belief systems affect teachers' thinking and actions and, consequently, the actions of students. It is important, therefore, to help teachers become aware of their belief systems and how their perceptual frameworks affect their teaching roles and the roles their students play in response. Additionally, teachers need to examine whether their beliefs correspond to current knowledge of teaching and especially current knowledge of how students learn. One path toward heightening teachers' awareness of their implicit belief systems involves focusing on the metaphors and images they use as they describe their teaching. Metaphors are pervasive in our language and conceptual systems (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980). Yet we are often unaware that metaphors, like the belief systems they represent, may structure the way we perceive situations and