Exploring teacher quality with a/r/tography in a teacher education course in China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12645682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura B Liu (0000-0002-7552-8323, Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus, corresponding author), Wang Jiao-li (Luoyang Normal University), Jiaoli Wang |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-112 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1443-9883 • E-ISSN: 1448-0980 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/qrj-05-2020-0041 |
| OpenAlex | W3043707236 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Purpose This study aims to model the creative pedagogy of children's book development and then engages teacher education students in this work, as a way to explore and express conceptions of teacher quality, across cultural perspectives. Design/methodology/approach This self-study engages a/r/tography and currere to explore teacher quality in a teacher education classroom in a Chinese university. A/r/tography (Irwin et al. , 2006) considers teacher quality through the conventional lens based on standards and through a more aesthetic lens shaped by cultural nuances and personal experiences. This self-study engages currere (Pinar, 2004) as a methodology marked by contiguous living inquiry explored with an abstract lens aimed to see openings for insight leading to transformation (Pourchier, 2010). Findings Discussing similarities and distinctions across the presentation and conceptualization of teacher quality in the created children's books promoted dialogue considering intercultural, international pictures of a caring student–teacher relationship. A/r/tographic, currere approaches to exploring this enhanced reflective insight and supported acceptance of diverse notions of teacher quality. Originality/value As 21st-century global societies evolve, the meaning of progress also evolves from vertical linear trajectories to horizontal, webbed transformations, driven by differences leading to rhizomatic global connections. A/r/tography and currere are meaningful methodologies to explore the concept of teacher quality from aesthetic angles and on a more personal level so that our understandings may be shaped meaningfully by more diverse perspectives and voices
Conceptualization · Epistemology · Mathematics education · Meaning (existential · Originality · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Quality (philosophy · Social science · Sociology · Teacher education · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Mathematics · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |