Critical conditions for pre‐service teachers' learning through inquiry: The Learning Study approach in Hong Kong
International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies
ISSN: 2046-8253
Article publication date: 4 November 2011
Issue publication date: 4 November 2011
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to report on a “Learning Study” program developed in Hong Kong that attempted to foster the learning of pre‐service teachers through a new, collaborative, inquiry‐based approach.
Design/methodology/approach
A case study is used to illustrate how and what was learnt in this way by the student teachers attending the program.
Findings
The paper explains how the Learning Study approach, with its particular structure and conceptual framework, can meet some of the critical conditions of a successful inquiry‐based approach to an initial teacher education program, as identified in the literature.
Originality/value
The paper also explores the challenges of the approach and its potential for development into a sound pedagogy for initial teacher education.
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Citation
Po Yuk, K. (2012), "Critical conditions for pre‐service teachers' learning through inquiry: The Learning Study approach in Hong Kong", International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 49-64. https://doi.org/10.1108/20468251211179704
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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