Transdisciplinary Teacher Education

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ID22042005
AuthorsSue L T Mcgregor (0000-0002-4392-9608, Mount Saint Vincent University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume12
Issue7
Pages485
Publication date2022-07-14
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci12070485
OpenAlexW4285595650
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited18

This position paper proposes that teacher education programs should shift from preparing teachers who are consumers and perpetuators of grand narrative knowledge to teachers who are creators and knowers of transdisciplinary (TD) knowledge and perpetuators of a TD narrative. To that end, the Nicolescuian TD methodology, especially epistemology, was introduced as a new grounding for knowledge that can lead to transdisciplinary teacher education. This paper explores what teacher education might look like through a Nicolescuian TD lens with its innovative focus on epistemology—the knowledge required to function in a complex, modern world confronting wicked problems. As this is currently a nascent and untested idea, recommendations for future research are suggested (practice, policy, and theory)

Epistemology · Mathematics education · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Pedagogy · Sociology · Teacher education · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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