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TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION
Volume 49, Issue -, Pages 11-21Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2015.02.005
Keywords
Longitudinal study; Conceptions; Teacher training; Health education
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- University of Jyvaskyla
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
- Juho Vainio Foundation
- Academy of Finland [276239]
- Ellen and Artturi Nyyssonen Foundation
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [276239, 276239] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
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This study examined the development and alignment of conceptions of health education as a subject, and of its teaching and learning, among Finnish health education student teachers (n = 20). Longitudinal phenomenographic data (essays, interviews) were collected at two time points during health education studies, and at one time point after the participants had gained 1-3 years of work experience. The proportion of participants expressing the most sophisticated pedagogical conceptions decreased during teacher training, but increased after the gaining of work experience. Moreover, fewer than half of the participants expressed pedagogical conceptions that advanced in broad alignment with regard to the subject, the teaching, and the learning. Some methodological considerations and suggestions for teacher training are presented. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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