TY - JOUR
T1 - Learning from teaching experience
T2 - Dewey's theory and preservice teachers' learning
AU - Schmidt, Margaret
PY - 2010/7/1
Y1 - 2010/7/1
N2 - Teachers often claim that they learn more from teaching experience than from course work. In this qualitative study, the author explored the value that six preservice teachers attributed to peer teaching, early field experiences, student teaching, and self-arranged teaching experiences engaged in during their university education. Consistent with Dewey's theory of experience, as the participants interacted with their teaching experiences, they each created continuity among and derived their own meanings from them. This individualized aspect of learning was enriched as they also experienced the value of learning within a community of educators. Meaningful learning from all types of teaching experience appeared to be fostered by a balance between doing (action) and undergoing (reflection), both individually and in community. Dewey's theory of experience proved useful in illuminating possible reasons for similarities and differences in the teaching experiences that each participant valued.
AB - Teachers often claim that they learn more from teaching experience than from course work. In this qualitative study, the author explored the value that six preservice teachers attributed to peer teaching, early field experiences, student teaching, and self-arranged teaching experiences engaged in during their university education. Consistent with Dewey's theory of experience, as the participants interacted with their teaching experiences, they each created continuity among and derived their own meanings from them. This individualized aspect of learning was enriched as they also experienced the value of learning within a community of educators. Meaningful learning from all types of teaching experience appeared to be fostered by a balance between doing (action) and undergoing (reflection), both individually and in community. Dewey's theory of experience proved useful in illuminating possible reasons for similarities and differences in the teaching experiences that each participant valued.
KW - John Dewey
KW - learning from experience
KW - teacher education
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U2 - 10.1177/0022429410368723
DO - 10.1177/0022429410368723
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77954568379
VL - 58
SP - 131
EP - 146
JO - Journal of Research in Music Education
JF - Journal of Research in Music Education
SN - 0022-4294
IS - 2
ER -