Journal Articles
Closing the gap between the theory and practice of teaching: Implications for teacher education programmes in Hong Kong
- Closing the gap between the theory and practice of teaching: Implications for teacher education programmes in Hong Kong
- Journal of Education for Teaching, 36(1), 91-104, 2010
- Routledge
- 2010
-
- Hong Kong
-
- 1997.7 onwards
-
- Post-Secondary Education
- The gap between the theory and practice of teaching is an issue of concern in teacher education. Although researching this gap is not new, few studies have been conducted in Hong Kong. It is worth investigating the contemporary Asian models of teacher education that can provide reference to the international literature. This paper examines this theory-practice gap by reporting a study that researched the inconsistencies between student teachers' best teaching strategies and their most commonly employed ones. Specifically, we investigated: (1) the considerations that contribute to the inconsistencies in the student teachers' conceptions of teaching; and (2) the enhancing factors of the teacher education programme which help to close the gap between the theory and practice of teaching. Through examining the interview data, the findings revealed three main dimensions of consideration attributing to the inconsistencies in the conceptions of teaching: pre-training experience, teaching context and student needs. These considerations lead to expansive or constraining impacts on the student teachers' selections of teaching strategies. Influences from the teacher education programme that might close[Copyright of Journal of Education for Teaching is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02607470903462222]
-
- English
- Journal Articles
-
- 02607476
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/1a6bff79
- 2010-12-24
Recent Journal Articles
Use of digital tools by English language schoolteachersJournal Articles
Understanding and planning for informal learning space development: A case study in Hong KongJournal Articles
Tian Shi (Timing) Di Li (Context) Ren He (Human capital): A new theoretical framework for analyzing the implementability of imported early childhood practices and making a case for a hybrid modelJournal Articles
The structure of interpersonal teacher behaviour in Hong Kong secondary schoolsJournal Articles
The perspective of new managerialism on changes in Hong Kong's self-financing post-secondary education institutions: Progress, challenges and outlookJournal Articles
The impact of e-learning technologies on entrepreneurial and sustainability performanceJournal Articles
The effect of conceptions of learning and prior online course experiences on students’ choice of learning spaces for synchronous online learning during COVID-19Journal Articles
The complexities of mathematical knowledge and beliefs within initial teacher education: An analysis of three casesJournal Articles