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purpose of today background methodology next steps & & methods questions THE (UN) MAKING OF THE TEACHER By Dr. Diana Petrarca UOIT Research in Education 2015 Symposium

Purpose

Background and methodology… Methodology The problem… Sample (participants) Research questions Contribution to the teacher education body of research Data collection Data analysis MOBILIZE KNOWLEDGE: The (Un) Making of the Teacher

The evolution of the research project… The problem…

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“The dilemma for pre-service programs is to prepare future teachers for schools as they currently exist while also enlarging their vision about what schools and public education might, should, or will become. ” Alice Pit (2010)

The evolution of the research project… The problem… • Educational paradigms (by the system, society) (Robinson, 2010; Pitt, 2010) • Teaching profession is not always widely respected (Dolton & Marcenaro-Gutierrez, 2013), and not always swift to change (Pitt, 2010).

The evolution of the research it d e project… I leawrnay ba…ckit y this he da for in t rked wo me! My observations. . This is tons of work! I had no idea!

The evolution of the research project… The problem… • Apprenticeship of observation (Daniel Lortie, 1975) • Misconceptions of teaching (Darling-Hammond & Baratz. Snowden, 2005) • Educational paradigms (by the system, society) (Robinson, 2010; Pitt, 2010) • Teaching profession is not always widely respected (Dolton & Marcenaro-Gutierrez, 2013), and not always swift to change (Pitt, 2010).

Background and methodology… Methodology The problem… Sample (participants) Research questions Contribution to the teacher education body of research Data collection Data analysis Final documentary film: The (Un) Making of the Teacher

Background and methodology… Research questions

How do teacher candidates’ conceptions or misconceptions of what it means to “teach” evolve over the course of a one-year pre-service teacher education program? Background and methodology…

Research questions shape methodology… Methodology The problem… Research questions - Exploratory - Based on need to understand a multifaceted quandary - Qualitative - Case study (Yin, 2003; Teddlie & Tashakkori, 2009)

Research questions shape methodology… The problem… Research questions Methodology Case study Sample (participants) 3 -5 teacher candidates; puposive sampling Data collection Data analysis Semi-structured interviews, artifacts, observations Content analysis; coding for themes and frequencies; convergence,

Case study Methodology The problem… Research questions Incorporating the video camera… Sample (participants) Data collection Data analysis 3 -5 teacher candidates; puposive sampling Semistructured interviews, artifacts, observations Content analysis; coding for themes and frequencies;

Research Documenta ry Film Methodological issues The (Un) Making of the Teacher

Case study 3 -5 teacher candidates; puposive sampling Semi-structured interviews, artifacts, observations Content analysis; coding for themes and frequencies; convergence, divergence

Next steps…

The ultimate "blue sky“ intention is to: (Un)Making hopes to increase awareness to the complexities of teaching and learning, and perhaps for some viewers, the teaching profession may be regarded in a positive new light. This is essential during a time of educational complexity, where our K-12 learners deserve and require the best and brightest individuals to continue to enter the profession.

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Than k you! Contact information: Diana Petrarca diana. petrarca@uoit. ca @_Dr. Di (twitter)