Search results for: Pachler Norbert

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Towards A Pedagogy of Mentor Education
Authors: Webb Mary E., Pachler Norbert, Mitchell Helen, Herrington Neil
The paper explores how the London Providers Mentoring Group, a community of practice adopting an 'inquiry as stance' philosophy, has worked towards a pedagogy of mentor education. The paper outlines tensions the group has faced resulting from the changing nature of provision for initial teacher education in England. The main purpose here is to present an analysis of activities designed by mentor educators to enhance learning in mentors and to begin to describe a pedagogy of mentor education.  More
Published: 2007
Updated: Jan. 12, 2009
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The things (we think) we (ought to) do: Ideological processes and practices in teaching
Authors: Pachler Norbert, Makoe Pinky, Burns Michele, Blommaert Jan
The article examines case studies from the UK and South Africa regarding ideologies and practices in teaching. In the case of the UK, the authors discuss a teacher's degree course and expose a rift between individual, experiential knowledge and institutional organizational knowledge, all characteristic of the large-scale transformations of education in the UK. In South Africa, the study follows a white teacher teaching in a black township. The authors conclude that student teachers should be taught about the discourse by which teaching is constructed so that they can reflect more critically on their professional practice.  More
Published: 2008
Updated: Apr. 08, 2008