'Dare to Be Silent': Re-Conceptualising Silence as a Positive Pedagogical Approach in Schools

Autor/inn/en	Su, Feng; Wood, Margaret; Tribe, Robert
Titel	'Dare to Be Silent': Re-Conceptualising Silence as a Positive Pedagogical Approach in Schools
Quelle	In: Research in Education, 116 (2023) 1, S.29-42 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Su, Feng)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-5237
DOI	10.1177/00345237231152604
Schlagwörter	Nonverbal Communication; Teaching Methods; Classroom Communication; Discourse Analysis; Reflection; Faculty Development; Learning Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Klassengespräch; Diskursanalyse; Lernaktivität
Abstract	In Western societies, school pedagogies tend to be biased in favour of talk and emphasise the links between talking, thinking and learning. Thus talk is often privileged over silence as the basis for learning activities in classrooms, sustained by theories of learning which afford priority to talk. Such cultural bias towards talk means that by contrast, silence can be perceived negatively and construed as a form of 'non-participation'. Through a systematic literature review of journal articles relating to silence as a pedagogical approach published between 2000 and 2021, this article reappraises the role and value of silence in school education. Some of the apparent paradoxes of silence as a pedagogical approach, different types and uses of silence in the classroom, cultural dimensions of silence and the relationships between silence, power and critical pedagogy are examined. The pedagogical importance of silence as a participatory approach to learning emerges as a significant point for educators and the paper offers some suggestions for potential applications in classroom practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01