Play, research work and critical dialogue in teaching: Class teacher experiences
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Published:2018
Issue:1
Volume:50
Page:25-49
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ISSN:0579-6431
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Container-title:Zbornik Instituta za pedagoska istrazivanja
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language:en
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Short-container-title:ZIPI
Author:
Lalic-Vucetic Natasa1,
Stevanovic Jelena1,
Gundogan Dragana1
Affiliation:
1. Institute for Educational Research, Belgrade
Abstract
The demands of the modern society have led to changes in the concept of
education and to the approach to learning based on active construction of
knowledge, the development of divergent thinking, initiative and cooperative
behaviour through encouraging reflective practice in all participants in the
process of education. This paper reports on the results of a research
referring to the implementation, monitoring and reflection of practice, i.e.
the analysis of teacher experiences from experimental classes. The aim of the
research was to determine the way in which teachers perceive the use of
research work, critical dialogue and play in class teaching. Research
participants were 12 third- and fourth-grade primary school teachers from
Belgrade. Qualitative methodology was used to analyse the data obtained by
encouraging reflective practice in teachers. A significant finding is that
the change in the approach to learning has created the conditions for
motivation, autonomy and self-organisation of students at the group level, in
which the teacher plays the role of a mentor and coordinator of activities.
Teaching that is organised and conceptualised in this way creates the
conditions for students to develop awareness on their own learning through
different phases of work, as well as to monitor and manage it. A
recommendation for further implementation of the researched approaches and
methods refers to providing support to teachers to continuously use these
methods of work in teaching and to exchange the ideas and experiences from
classes through reflective practice.
Funder
Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
Publisher
National Library of Serbia