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Narrative inquiry for science education: teachers' repertoire-making in the case of environmental curriculum
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Abstract This paper considers how the school science curriculum can be conceptualised in order to address the contingent and complex nature of environmental and sustainability-related knowledge and understanding. A special concern lies in the development of research perspectives and tools for investigating w... view more
This paper considers how the school science curriculum can be conceptualised in order to address the contingent and complex nature of environmental and sustainability-related knowledge and understanding. A special concern lies in the development of research perspectives and tools for investigating ways in which teachers are faced with complex and various situations in the sense-making of science-related issues, and subsequent pedagogic issues. Based on an empirical examination of Korean teachers' sense-making of their curricular practice, the paper develops a narrative approach to teachers' perspectives and knowledge by considering the value of stories as sense-making tools for reflective questioning of what is worth teaching, how and why. By employing the idea of 'repertoire', the study regards teachers' stories about their environment-related personal and teaching experiences as offering angles with which to understand teachers’ motivation and reflection in curricular development and implementation. Furthermore, three empirical cases present ways in which the nature of knowledge and understanding is recognised and potentially integrated into pedagogies through teachers' narratives. Finally, the paper argues for the need to reconsider the role of the science teacher in addressing environmental and sustainability-related issues, in ways that facilitate teachers' reflexive interpretation of meanings in cultural texts and the construction of pedagogic text.... view less
Classification
Curriculum, Teaching, Didactics
Free Keywords
environmental and sustainability issues; narrative inquiry; science curriculum; teacher knowledge; repertoire
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 797-816
Journal
International Journal of Science Education, 33 (2010) 6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2010.481800
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)