Chapter 6 Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Twenty-Five Years Later
From Teacher Thinking to Teachers and Teaching: The Evolution of a Research Community
ISBN: 978-1-78190-850-1, eISBN: 978-1-78190-851-8
Publication date: 24 June 2013
Abstract
This chapter briefly reviews the research related to the construct of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) over the past 25 years. Despite the remarkable implications of the PCK conceptualization, questions remain concerning the vagueness of the construct and the studies conducted on the PCK research line, questions which may lead to new developments in defining the nature of the conceptualization, its validity, and its utility. However, agreement exists concerning the need to portray specific cases of PCK of successful teaching. The work argues for a need to develop models of teacher learning and professional development that are subject matter specific. The chapter ends with a call for basing professional development on the conceptualization of PCK.
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Citation
Hashweh, M. (2013), "Chapter 6 Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Twenty-Five Years Later", Craig, C.J., Meijer, P.C. and Broeckmans, J. (Ed.) From Teacher Thinking to Teachers and Teaching: The Evolution of a Research Community (Advances in Research on Teaching, Vol. 19), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 115-140. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3687(2013)0000019009
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