Moral and social development : teachers’ knowledge of learning and teaching strategies in the early years


Autoria(s): Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M.; Brownlee, Joanne M.; Walker, Sue; Johansson, Eva; Cobb-Moore, Charlotte
Data(s)

2011

Resumo

The intention of the analysis in this paper was to determine, from interviews with eleven early years’ teachers, what knowledge guided their teaching of moral behaviour. Six of the teachers defined moral behaviour in terms of social conventions only. Children’s learning was attributed by five of the teachers to incidental/contextual issues. Nine of the teachers used discussion of issues, in various contexts, as a way of teaching about social and moral issues. The majority of the teachers (n=7) gave the source of their knowledge of pedagogy as practical as opposed to theoretically informed. There was no clear relationship between their definitions, understanding of children’s learning, pedagogy or source of knowledge. Most of the teachers were using discussion, negotiation and reflection to develop the children’s moral and social behaviour. This is probably effective; however, it suggests a strong need for teaching of moral development to be given more prominence and addressed directly in in-service courses so that teachers are clear about their intentions and the most effective ways of achieving them.

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application/pdf

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/45877/

Publicador

Early Childhood Australia

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/45877/2/45877.pdf

http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/australian_journal_of_early_childhood/ajec_index_abstracts/moral_and_social_development_teachers_knowledge_of_childrens_learning_and_teaching_strategies_in_the_early_years.html

Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M., Brownlee, Joanne M., Walker, Sue, Johansson, Eva, & Cobb-Moore, Charlotte (2011) Moral and social development : teachers’ knowledge of learning and teaching strategies in the early years. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 36(4), pp. 6-14.

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Copyright 2011 Early Childhood Australia

Fonte

Office of Education Research; Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering; Faculty of Education; School of Early Childhood; School of Design

Palavras-Chave #130102 Early Childhood Education (excl. Maori) #moral behaviour #social conventions
Tipo

Journal Article