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Examining the aesthetic dimensions of teaching : relationships between teacher knowledge, identity and passion

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posted on 2012-07-01, 00:00 authored by Linda HobbsLinda Hobbs
Having an appreciation for the subject, their students and what the subject can offer their students has both cognitive and emotional dimensions for teachers. This paper uses empirical data to explore the efficacy of a Deweyan inspired framework called “Aesthetic Understanding” to scrutinise relationships between teacher knowledge, identity and passion. The paper uses case study data of three teachers of maths and/or science generated from a video study to illustrate the relationships between the three elements of Aesthetic Understanding. The need to value the aesthetic dimensions of teaching when examining the subject-specific nature of secondary teaching is discussed.

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Journal

Teaching and teacher education

Volume

28

Issue

5

Pagination

718 - 727

Publisher

Pergamon

Location

Oxford , England

ISSN

0742-051X

eISSN

1879-2480

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2012, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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