Year: 1979
Type: article
Abstract: The underlying assumption of this study is that a meaningful study of man entails an understanding of his humanity. In this study, a research effort is directed toward obtaining a sense of person of the teacher. The study considers the teacher from a variety of research viewpoints such as research on teaching effectiveness, and sociological and psychological research on teacher characteristics. In this context, a case is made for studying the teacher through the perspective of the individual teacher rather than through the perspective of the hypothetical "average" teacher. A concern with the individual from his/her point-of-view requires a new research approach and method; i.e., an inner view of man. This research endeavor advocates this approach and method of inquiry. This study articulates the relationship between approach and method of inquiry on the one hand, and the content area on the other, to illustrate that the kind of understanding that this study requires can only be obtained through an interpretive perspective.
Author: Carmelo Albert Rubio
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2920843889