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Rachel Morgan-Guthrie
Friday 2nd November 2018
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A comparative study exploring the perceptions of professionalism and the value of research, from a practitioner to theoretical context.
A comparative study exploring the perceptions of professionalism and the value of research, from a practitioner to theoretical context.
The attempt to be a professional is more of a ‘continual struggle to face impossible standards’, than the achievement of static competence and technical effectiveness (Stenhouse, 1975).
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If the notion of “professionalism” is socially constructed, do teachers perceive themselves as key players in that construction, accepting or resisting external control and asserting or denying their autonomy?
To what extent do teachers and trainees’ teachers believe that research contributes to their role as professionals?
What are the perceptions of teachers and students concerning their motivations, need, constraints and capabilities in conducting research?
If the notion of “professionalism” is socially constructed, do teachers perceive themselves as key players in that construction, accepting or resisting external control and asserting or denying their autonomy?
To what extent do teachers and trainees’ teachers believe that research contributes to their role as professionals?
What are the perceptions of teachers and students concerning their motivations, need, constraints and capabilities in conducting research?
Mixed method (Bryman, 2006; Tashakkori & Teddlie, 2010) or multimethod approaches involve the collection and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data in response to research questions.
- Teachers choose five words which they felt exemplified teacher professionalism
- semi-structured online survey
- shared card sort