scholarly journals Teacher educators’ perceptions of their profession in relation to the digitalization of society

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-110
Author(s):  
Anna Roumbanis Viberg ◽  
Karin Karin Forslund Frykedal ◽  
Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Individual Group ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
The Individual

This study takes an exploratory approach to investigating Swedish teacher educators’ perceptions regarding their profession in relation to the digitalization of society and education, including higher education. Eighteen semi-structured interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings show that the teacher educators perceive digitalization on a scale that ranges from simply using tools to being part of a technology-initiated revolution of educational institutions and society. From this range of digital developments emanate individual, group, and organizational requirements/demands, needs, and consequences for being, that is, personal experiences of how digitalization affects the work, and acting, that is, doing something in response to the demands of using and teaching with digital technology. The teacher educator is situated primarily in being with the requirements for working professionally and acting as a teacher, which creates tensions and challenges for the individual and the professional self.  

Digitalization and rural entrepreneurial attitude in Indonesia: a capability approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fikri Zul Fahmi ◽  
Medina Savira
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rural Entrepreneurship ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Capability Approach

Purpose This paper aims to identify how digitalization affects entrepreneurial attitudes in rural areas in Indonesia, a country in the Global South. The development of digital technology can help entrepreneurs, in that faster and easier information acquisition helps rural communities to identify new opportunities and innovate. Yet, digital development generates higher disparity, and thus, not all people can benefit from digitalization. Although digital technology can facilitate the development of entrepreneurship, its benefits depend on individual preferences. In this regard, the capability approach is used so as to reflect how different valuations of digital technology in rural entrepreneurs influence their attitude with regard to recognizing business opportunities and taking risks. Design/methodology/approach A double case study approach is used in which this study examines two cases of rural entrepreneurs in Indonesia that represent different uses of digital technologies and socio-economic rural contexts: coffee entrepreneurs in Kintamani and craft producers in Kamasan village. In so doing, semi-structured interviews were conducted with local entrepreneurs and communities according to purposive and snowball sampling techniques. The qualitative data were then analysed using a constant comparative technique which allows us to develop a conceptual argument by observing patterns within and between the cases. Findings The findings show that digitalization shapes the attitude of rural entrepreneurs differently, although the same opportunity from using digital technology is present in the village. Social and environmental factors facilitate the rural entrepreneurs to consider using digital technology to develop their businesses. However, as each individual entrepreneur has a different valuation of digital technology, the benefits it offers – such as broader market opportunities and new business ideas – vary. Entrepreneurs who consider digital technology to be a valuable resource for developing their businesses are more curious to explore its benefits. Originality/value The capability approach provides a new perspective in understanding rural entrepreneurship. First, the authors demonstrate that the success of rural entrepreneurship is influenced not only by concrete things (e.g. resources) but also the individual perspective on these resources which may vary across entrepreneurs. Second, the authors show not only the potential differences in socio-cultural contexts in which the capability approach is applied but also how socio-cultural values and collectivism influence the individual valuation of resources that could benefit entrepreneurs.

scholarly journals TESL Teacher Educators' Professional Self-Development, Identity, and Agency

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-155
Author(s):  
Bedrettin Yazan
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Identity And Agency ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Writing Assignment ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Langue Seconde

Using the concepts of identity and agency, this Perspectives article discusses my recent efforts of self-development when designing an identity-oriented Teaching English as a second language (TESL) teacher education course around teacher candidates’ semester-long autoethnography writing assignment called “critical autoethnographic narrative” (CAN). It specifically unpacks the ways I negotiated and enacted my identities of teacher educator and researcher of teacher education while I was incorporating identity as the main goal in teacher candidates’ learning. In closing, this article offers recommendations for TESL teacher educators who consider designing identity-oriented courses and suggests some future research directions. À l’aide des concepts de l’identité et de l’agentivité (ou capacité d’agir), cet article de Perspectives illustre mes récents efforts d’autoperfectionnement alors que je concevais un cours de formation d’enseignantes et enseignants d’anglais langue seconde axé sur l’identité, et ce, autour de l’imposition d’un projet d’écriture autoethnographique d’un semestre appelé « exposé autoethnographique critique » à des candidates et candidats à l’enseignement. L’article révèle spécifiquement la façon dont je suis parvenu à négocier et faire valoir mes identités de formateur d’enseignants et de chercheur en éducation d’enseignants alors que je faisais de l’identité le principal objectif de l’apprentissage des candidats et candidates à l’ enseignement. En terminant, cet article offre des recommandations à l’intention des formateurs d’enseignantes et enseignants d’anglais langue seconde qui songent à concevoir des cours axés sur l’identité, et ce, en plus de proposer des orientations futures en matière de recherche.

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS OF TRAINING FUTURE MASTERS OF MEDICINE FOR PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY IN HIGHER MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS OF EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
Vasyl Humeniuk
Keyword(s):  
System Analysis ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
The Future ◽  
Theoretical Generalization ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
Medical Disciplines

The training of future masters of medicine for teaching is extremely important. On the shoulders of doctors rests the responsibility for people's lives, for the future of the nation. The modern doctor, interacting with patients and colleagues, should take the position of not only a physician, but also the position of a teacher, educator, assistant, friend, and mentor. Pedagogy helps to form, develop and implement all these qualities. Knowledge in the field of pedagogy helps a doctor to become a worthy profession representative, easy to communicate with varous group of population, while demonstrating high professionalism and generosity. The aim of the study is to reflect the pedagogical conditions of training of future masters of medicine for teaching in higher medical educational institutions. Research methods applied: system analysis, logical and theoretical generalization, grouping and comparison. It has been established that pedagogical conditions provide the creation of an educational environment for the training of future masters of medicine in higher medical educational institutions. By pedagogical conditions of training the future masters of medicine for pedagogical activity in higher medical educational institutions is understood: (i) the orientation of the educational process on the formation of motivational and value attitude of future masters of medicine to pedagogical activity in the health care system; (ii) pedagogically oriented connotation of the content and methods of studying the general scientific and medical disciplines; (iii) optimal combination of educational forms, methods, technologies in the obtaining by future masters of medicine the pedagogical component in medical practice; (iv) stimulating the future masters of medicine to personal and professional self-development.

Mapping of scientific production on design thinking as a tool for entrepreneurship education: a bibliometric study of a decade

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-285
Author(s):  
Denise Adriana Johann ◽  
Andrieli de Fátima Paz Nunes ◽  
Geovane Barbosa dos Santos ◽  
Deoclécio Junior Cardoso da Silva ◽  
Sirlene Aparecida Takeda Bresciani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
The Individual ◽  
New Interactions ◽  
New Generation

PurposeDesign thinking (DT) is still a relatively new methodology in the context of entrepreneurial education, which presents itself as an important tool for the development of entrepreneurial skills when inserted into the educational system. This research aimed to analyze studies about DT related to the entrepreneurial mindset in international journals over a period of ten years (2009–2019). Entrepreneurial education has been a constant in academic debates as well as practices and methodologies to apply this education, and such context has moved educational institutions to adopt practices and initiatives focused on the theme.Design/methodology/approachThe tool used in the present study was the bibliometric database of the Web of Science through the words “Design Thinking” (DT) and “Entrepreneurial Education”. The research is characterized as descriptive and quantitative, and 146 publications were investigated in the period from 2009 to 2019, in the respective database.FindingsThe study also highlighted the new generation of young students forcing a change in education with an approach centered on the individual. Speech does not prevail in the teachers but in the students, and the teacher educator starts to collaborate for this new educational demand with didactics relevant to the world in this way preparing these young people and delivering society to critical, proactive and participatory individuals.Originality/valueIn the course of the study, we observed practices and examples of schools and universities that have adapted ways to allow new interactions in the school environment by promoting and encouraging innovative education.

scholarly journals ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN POLAND

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
Andrii Maksiutov
Keyword(s):  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Holistic Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Creative Development ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
The Individual

The article analyzes the process of formation and development of extracurricular education institutions in Poland, which indicates the presence of progressive achievements and positive conditions that affect the creative development of young people. It is proved that in the process of their historical development, extracurricular education institutions have gained significant experience, prestige and formed an integral part of the holistic education system of Poland.The paper reveals that the study of the experience of the Polish system of extracurricular education (on the variety of forms and methods of extracurricular institutions, non-compulsory curriculum, voluntary nature of the contingent, age of the contingent, continuity of the educational process, etc.), is a promising task. It is important to meet the needs of the individual in self-realization – the development of interests, aptitudes, abilities of students and reasonable organization of their free time, finding and supporting young talents, meeting the needs of professional self-determination, obtaining additional education.The necessity of revealing theoretical bases of extracurricular education, systematization and generalization of the historical experience of pedagogical practice is substantiated. The need for structural and historical analysis of extracurricular education is due to the fact that it allows a deeper understanding of trends and patterns of origin and development of many ideas, phenomena and processes in its field, objectively assessing and characterizing them in terms of modernity. In turn, this will help identify promising areas in the development of methods of extracurricular education, their implementation in current conditions.In this regard, historiographical scientific research is becoming relevant in order to organize the experience of educating the younger generation in the cultural and leisure sphere and its important centres, such as extracurricular educational institutions. Keywords: leisure organization; student youth; self-realization of personality; pedagogical practice; the process of education; extracurricular education and upbringing; extracurricular education institutions; courses of extracurricular education; structure of extracurricular education.

scholarly journals Teaching Action Research through Action Research at Higher Education in Pakistan: Experiences from the Field

sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Haji Karim Khan ◽  
Farah Deeba ◽  
Zunaira Fatima Syeda
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Northern Areas ◽  
Field Notes

In this paper, I[1], as a teacher educator and researcher, present the findings of my action research with two teachers in facilitating them carrying out their action research projects in classrooms in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The data for the study came from reflective journals, semi-structured interviews, field notes, lesson observations, and reports. The findings of the study show that action research is one of the most effective strategies for the professional development of teacher educators and teachers yet it is a challenging process. Field reality and dynamics make an action research project challenging yet responsive to the needs. A three stage-model surfaced from the project in the context of planning and executing action research in schools. The paper concludes with certain implications and questions for policymakers, schools, and teacher educators to use action research as a strategy in pre-and in-service teacher education programs in Pakistan or elsewhere in a similar context.

scholarly journals Co-Operation Is Not Enough: Teacher Educators as Curriculum Developers in Times of Change

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Torhild Erika Lillemark Hoydalsvik
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Curriculum Developer ◽  
Data Processing Software ◽  
Recent Reform

The purpose of this exploratory two site case study is to examine how teacher educators, student teachers and programme leaders experience their ‘curriculum developer role’ in times of change, against the background of a new national guideline for preschool teacher education being implemented in Norway. The multidisciplinary team approach established by policy for this reform is examined as a strategy to create coherent programmes. Data collected for the study include fifteen semi-structured interviews and four focus groups conducted at two educational institutions. Qualitative data processing software is used to process four stages of qualitative data analysis. The evidence indicates that the actors involved experienced the ‘reproduction’ of curriculum elements from before the recent reform to a modest extent. Most frequently, they describe incorporation of earlier practices, ‘moderate translation’, in order to meet the demands of multiple disciplines. ‘Radical translation’ also takes place as part of their new collaborative role.

scholarly journals THE PROBLEM OF DEFINING THE CONCEPT OF “PROFESSIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION” IN PSYCHOLOGY

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (13) ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
Ivanna V. Horbach ◽  
Elyzaveta A. Tymoschuk
Keyword(s):  
Career Guidance ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Vocational Guidance ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Conscious Choice ◽  
Professional Requirements ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
The Individual

Due to modern economic development in Ukraine, reform in education is creating increasing competitiveness, which in turn puts forward new requirements for the development of professional competencies for various professions. The article highlights the current situation on the labor market, which allows to distinguish modern professional requirements. Therefore, at the present stage, one of the leading problems facing educational institutions is a system of career guidance with applicants, which will help create certain preconditions for motivation to succeed, which in turn will affect future employment. The concept of professional self-determination has been interpreted differently in recent decades. The parallel between human success and the compound need for self-realization is considered. This article analyzes the concept of “professional self-determination” and approaches to determining the factors of determination in classical and modern psychology. The article analyzes and highlights the main problems faced by applicants during professional self-determination. The issues of vocational guidance in educational institutions and its impact on vocational guidance are highlighted. It is observed how the problem of conscious choice of profession seekers affects the further career development of the individual. The article considers important theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the problem of professional self-determination. The concept of “professional self-determination” is analyzed in modern domestic and foreign psychological research. The phases of professionalization formation are determined, and its development in ontogenesis is outlined. Moreover, it describes the components of professional self-awareness of the applicant and how they are identified.

scholarly journals REFLECTIVE PRACTICES OF TEACHER EDUCATORS IN PUNJAB: A NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1038-1047
Author(s):  
Tanzeela Akram ◽  
Azhar Majeed Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Reflective Practices ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Experienced Teacher ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Narrative Perspective ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
Effective Use

Purpose of the study: Reflective practices are considered very important and influential for teacher training and professional development. This study was conducted by using a narrative perspective. The main aim of this study was to explore the role of reflective practices in building teacher educators’ professional lives. Their stories were explored to understand what is needed to become an effective teacher educator. Methodology: The current research involved six teacher educators from GCETs selected purposively as research participants. Semi-structured interviews were used as data collection instruments. Teacher educators who have a minimum of ten years of experience were interviewed. After gathering stories, the researchers build categories and themes from interview data. The narratives of teacher educators were reconstructed through analysis and discussion. Main Findings: The findings of the current research reveal that reflective practices can play a very effective role in the professional grooming of teacher educators. The effective use of reflective practice tools is significant in building these practices. It is implicated by the study findings that novice teacher educators and future teacher educators can learn from the experiences of experienced teacher educators. Novelty: This research will help the administration to know about problems that teacher educators face while using reflective practices. Future researchers can be helped to explore the ways that how the reflective practices-related challenges and problems can tackle. Moreover, how the reflective practices of school teachers and college teachers can be made more effective.

How Giftedness is Understood and Practised in Initial Teacher Education Programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand

2020 ◽  
pp. 41-51
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Individual

This article is drawn from a doctoral study that investigated initial teacher educators’ views of giftedness and the apparent consequences of those views for pedagogical practice in early years educational settings. The aim of the study was to describe teacher educators’ understandings and meanings of giftedness because their perspectives can reflect the extent to which initial teacher education (ITE) programmes value giftedness. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, during which ITE programme leaders and teacher educators discussed their understandings of giftedness, and how to identify and respond to it. The educators explained that supporting the special learning needs of gifted children requires a focus, not only on the individual child, but also on building relationships with the children and their families. Aotearoa New Zealand’s ITE programmes likewise emphasise relationships, which is a core principle of Te Whāriki, Aotearoa New Zealand’s early childhood education curriculum. The implications from several findings of the study include the need for ITE programmes to provide student teachers with greater awareness of individual giftedness, and the need to develop relationships with gifted children, their parents, and whānau (families) as a strategy to respond to individual needs.

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