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Type: Masters Research thesis × Subject: Philosophy × Start date: 1980 × End date: 1999 × Author: Eischeid, Helen ×

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    Teacher narrative: illuminating the commonsense reality of teaching
    Eischeid, Helen ( 1993)
    This study began as research on the pedagogical content knowledge of three teachers working with the researcher in a Catholic girls' school. It developed as a discourse framing each teacher's knowledge within a moral imperative which took into account the purpose of the teacher, the culture of teaching, the teacher as a person, and the relationships that teachers have with their colleagues. Each of the resulting narratives illuminated their teaching as creative, knowledgeable and compassionate. The reciprocal interaction between the observer and the observed resulted in a shared epistemology of practice. This illumination of the common sense reality of teaching led to significant professional development for all the teachers involved in the study. Research of this type may facilitate a closer partnership between schools and universities that would sponsor collaboration between teachers to articulate their professional knowledge and in so doing, improve the quality of teaching.