ScienceDirect.com - Teaching and Teacher Education - In search of the essence of a good teacher: towards a more holistic approach in teacher education - 51 views
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Rose Whittingham on 23 Feb 13And this is what I have the most issues with. I have an active disdain for the "transfer of knowledge" model and want to inspire staff and students to focus on the SKILLS, which I believe are the indicators of lifelong learning and a valuable education experience.
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self-concepts are extremely resistant to change, even in the light of facts that clearly contradict them (Swann, 1992).
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Stated more positively, with more balance between the various levels, the teacher will experience less inner and outer frictions. Ideally, there is a complete “alignment” of the levels, which means that the teacher's behavior, competencies, beliefs, identity and mission together form one coherent whole matching the environment.