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The article discusses pedagogical theories and their basis in psychological research.
The author reviews the influence of Internet on disseminating pedagogically relevant research and globalising pedagogical terms and issues, such as metacognition, multiple forms of intelligence, thinking and learning styles, brain functioning, emotional intelligence and neurolinguistic programming.
The author also examines the viability of developing pedagogy from superficial reading of psychological ideas and suggests that pedagogical research is becoming increasingly self referential.
The study is conducted in England, where educational and governmental documents were examined.
Published: 2007
Updated: Dec. 18, 2007
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This article calls for strengthening self study research and creating a closer connection between self studies research of teacher educators and substantive teacher education research issues. The writer encourages the incorporation of teacher educators into the mainstream of teacher education research, so as to incorporate their voices into the syntheses of research on issues in teacher education. The author also encourages researchers to work both gaining a greater theoretical understanding and the improvement of teacher education practice.
Published: 2007
Updated: Dec. 11, 2007
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This study investigated the question, how do pre service teachers approach their learning in a unified teacher education program?Through extensive interviews with 14 participants over the course of two semesters, the researchers gained insight into the pre service teachers' learning process and related epistemological beliefs. By understanding these beliefs, teacher educators may be able to improve instruction and learning in teacher education.
Published: 2007
Updated: Dec. 09, 2007