"She Was Great, but ...": Examining Preservice Recollections of Favorite and Most Effective Teachers
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Given� the� powerful� influence� of� past� school� experiences� on� the� ways� in� which� future� teachers� decide� to� teach,� it� is� important� to� help� preservice� teachers� more� deliberately� and� critically� explore� the� implications� of� those� influences.� This� study� grew� out� of� an� assignment� in� which� 38� secondary� education� majors� were� asked� to� describe� high� school� teachers� they� remember� as� being� their� favorite� teachers� and� their� most� effective� teachers.� There� was� some� overlap� between� the� categories,� but� more� often� than� not� teachers� who� were� considered� favorites� during� high� school� were� now� seen� as� having� 'defaulted� on� their� responsibility� to� educate� and� supervise,� to� open� minds� and� challenge� ...� students.'� Although� the� responses� yielded� 35� different� characteristics� of� effective� teachers,� three�
Source: The Professional Educator
Author: Rick A. Breault
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2213646970