<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Teacher beliefs play an important role in addressing the issue of teacher training. Teaching philosophy has long been a question of great interest in a wide range of fields in teacher education. There is a growing body of literature that recognises the importance of what teacher trainees or teachers in general think, believe and do in teaching. Studies over the past two decades have provided important information on the possible factors that may impact the formation of teacher beliefs. The paper attempts to explore the relationship between previous school experience and the formation of teacher beliefs among teacher trainees who can provide viewpoints of a teacher and a student at the same time. Moreover, the paper examines teaching methods and techniques that the trainees apply in their teaching as a result of what they believe in as teachers. Data were obtained from semi-structured interviews conducted with pre-service teacher trainees as a part of feedback sessions during teaching practice. By employing qualitative approach, the research contributes to a deeper understanding of the formation and manifestation of teacher beliefs in teaching.</p></abstract>

Teacher beliefs play an important role in addressing the issue of teacher training. Teaching philosophy has long been a question of great interest in a wide range of fields in teacher education. There is a growing body of literature that recognises the importance of what teacher trainees or teachers in general think, believe and do in teaching. Studies over the past two decades have provided important information on the possible factors that may impact the formation of teacher beliefs. The paper attempts to explore the relationship between previous school experience and the formation of teacher beliefs among teacher trainees who can provide viewpoints of a teacher and a student at the same time. Moreover, the paper examines teaching methods and techniques that the trainees apply in their teaching as a result of what they believe in as teachers. Data were obtained from semi-structured interviews conducted with pre-service teacher trainees as a part of feedback sessions during teaching practice. By employing qualitative approach, the research contributes to a deeper understanding of the formation and manifestation of teacher beliefs in teaching.

Teacher beliefs and their manifestation in teaching from the perspective of pre-service teacher trainees

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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Teacher beliefs play an important role in addressing the issue of teacher training. Teaching philosophy has long been a question of great interest in a wide...

Teacher beliefs and their manifestation in teaching from the perspective of pre-service teacher trainees

Publié en ligne: 21 janv. 2021

Pages: 114 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2020-0016

Mots clés
method, teacher beliefs, teaching philosophy, teacher trainee

© 2020 Zuzana Součková, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Teacher beliefs and their manifestation in teaching from the perspective of pre-service teacher trainees

Publié en ligne: 21 janv. 2021

Pages: 114 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2020-0016

Mots clésmethod, teacher beliefs, teaching philosophy, teacher trainee

© 2020 Zuzana Součková, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
method, teacher beliefs, teaching philosophy, teacher trainee