Social Science Pre-Service Teachers' Preparation to Teach about Asia: A Research Study

Autor/inn/en	Kenna, Joshua L.; Poole, Cyndi Mottola
Titel	Social Science Pre-Service Teachers' Preparation to Teach about Asia: A Research Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 8 (2017) 1, S.93-114 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-9108
Schlagwörter	Social Sciences; Preservice Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; International Education; Multicultural Education; Case Studies; Asian Studies; Self Efficacy; Teaching Skills; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Knowledge Level; Student Teacher Attitudes; Ethnography; Focus Groups; Reflective Teaching; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Internationale Erziehung; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Asia; Studies; Asienwissenschaft; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Wissensbasis; Ethnografie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Asia is the world's largest continent, both in terms of land mass and human population; yet, many of the schools in the United States still embrace a Eurocentric curriculum, and resultantly, U.S. citizens remain largely ignorant about topics pertaining to Asian nations including their geography, histories, politics, economics, religions, and cultures. The ignorance is particularly troubling considering the ever-increasing prominence that Asian nations play in global affairs. A crucial first step in broadening students' knowledge about Asian topics would be to improve the preparation of pre-service teachers, due to the influence that teachers have in determining students' educational experiences. Therefore, this case study sought to inquire about the shared experiences that a group of Social Science Education (SSE) seniors had, at a large public university located in the southeastern region of the United States, with regards to how they felt their program prepared them to teach accurately and confidently about topics and issues related to Asia. It was discovered that although the pre-service teachers within the SSE program expressed great confidence in the pedagogical skills they acquired through their teacher education program, they felt their lack of subject knowledge made them ill prepared to teach about Asian related content. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Social Studies Education Research. Serhat Mah. 1238/2 Sok. 7B Blok 12 Ostim, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey; Web site: http://jsser.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01