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Two Approaches to School Counseling as a Profession: From Boundaries to Core
Full text linkThe literature on school counseling as a profession has emphasized the classic boundaries approach, which perceives the profession\u27s jurisdiction as a product of a power struggle for a distinct uniqueness. This paper aims to provide an alternative approach, in line with current approaches to professions. The author establishes a core-characteristics approach, highlighting the profession\u27s core character as its source of legitimacy, encouraging continuous education and adapting to dynamic contexts. This mixed-methods study investigated the perceptions of school counselors and teachers regarding the status and sources of the counselor\u27s legitimacy. The findings show that school counselors were recognized as influential professionals, and their main source of legitimacy was deemed to be character attributes, more than knowledge and education. Differences in perceptions were found vis-à-vis the profession\u27s multi-specialist contexts. Further examining the core characteristics of the profession may enhance its legitimacy and help it thrive
Å utvikle eit fagleg repertoar i kunst og handverk: Grunnlag for djupnelæring i eit praksisfellesskap på 5. trinn
Full text linkThis article is based on an in-depth study from grade 5 within the Norwegian primary school subject Arts and Crafts (KH). The study seeks greater knowledge about what professional repertoire of shared resources students in a specific community of practice practice practice and establish as a basis for their own deep learning through three observed task periods in the subject. Data was collected from participant observation, 12 individual student interviews and documents in the form of assignment texts. Thematic content analysis of visual and written data shows that the community of practice primarily practices and establishes a skills-based action repertoire. This is in line with the current formal curriculum and connected to the premises for the practice. Considering the Making Knowledge concept and the Rise Above principle, it can be said that the community develops its knowledge base. It turns out that the students to a limited extent reframe their own learning outcomes and link their learning to various aspects of the practical creative work. The tension in the material provides a basis for problematizing in-depth learning in art education in the early years.Denne artikkelen bygger på ei kasusstudie frå 5. trinn innan det norske grunnskulefaget kunst og handverk (KH). Undersøkinga søker større kunnskap om det faglege repertoaret av delte ressursar elevane i eit spesifikt praksisfellesskap øver inn og etablerer etter målsettinga om djupnelæring gjennom tre observerte oppgåveperiodar. Engelskspråkleg litteratur omtaler mellom anna djupnelæring som deep learning og in-dept learning. Data er henta frå deltakande observasjon, 12 individuelle elevintervju og dokument i form av oppgåvetekstar. Tematisk innhaldsanalyse av visuell og skriftleg data viser at praksisfellesskapet først og fremst øver inn og etablerer eit ferdigheitsorientert handlingsrepertoar frå praktisk skapande arbeid med verktøy og materiale. Dette er i tråd med gjeldande læreplanverk og forbunde med premissa for praksisen. I lys av det faglege repertoaret som kjem til uttrykk i kasusstudien samt konseptet Knowledge Building kan ein seie at fellesskapet utviklar kunnskapsbasen sin. Det viser seg at elevane i liten grad omgrepsfestar sitt eige læringsutbytte, men at dei koplar læringa til ulike aspekt av det praktisk skapande arbeidet.
Nøkkelord: Kunst og handverk, Praksisfellesskap, Ferdigheitsorientert handlingsrepertoar, Djupnelæring, Knowledge Buildin
Exploring consent as an aesthetic experience through applied theatre with people living with dementia
Full text linkThe process of giving or obtaining consent is typically seen as a series of language-based actions, either documented on a written form or communicated verbally. However, both methods can present challenges when engaging with individuals living with dementia. This paper explores how to understand consent as an aesthetic experience through applied theatre practices.
We draw on data from 12 applied theatre sessions in a residential care home in Northern Norway (2019–2021). The study design was practice led and situated in everyday-life practices at the care home. Through writing field stories collectively, based on a mixture of notes, video recordings, and embodied experiences, we analysed how people gave their consent to engaging in creative activities beyond using spoken and written language.
We find consent in four key elements that play a major role when we work co-creatively with people living with dementia:1) trust; 2) attunement; 3) sensibility; and 4) mutuality. Consent as an aesthetic experience is thus highly embodied, processual, and relational.
Our paper is written within an emerging discourse of relational perspectives in dementia research. It promotes the perception of people living with dementia as creative citizens who can equally contribute to art and research.
Photo: Tomas Rollan
Three approaches to multi-materiality through co-taught learning projects
Full text linkThree approaches to multi-materiality through co-taught learning projects
This study examines the implementation of multi-material crafts in Finnish basic education from the viewpoint of utilizing co-teaching to enhance craft education. With the removal of gender-segregated craft subjects and the merger of textile and technical subjects into a common craft subject, room for new pedagogical strategies has emerged. The study involved 17 teachers who had participated in a national development program aimed at integrating multi-material and co-teaching methods into the learning process in crafts. Data were collected through interviews, focusing on how these teachers planned and executed multi-material craft projects in a co-teaching setup. The results showed that teachers adopted diverse approaches to multi-material crafts, depending on their pedagogical aims and the resources available. Three major categories of multi-material, co-taught learning projects were identified – fixed, teacher-directed, and open choice – each offering varying degrees of material and technological integration and pedagogical freedom. The study also found that newly acquired technological skills significantly influenced the roles and collaboration dynamics between co-teachers, positively affecting the division of labor and the overall teaching and learning experience.
Keywords: co-teaching, craft teaching, multi-material crafts, material technologies, co-regulationThree approaches to multi-materiality through co-taught learning projects
This study examines the implementation of multi-material crafts in Finnish basic education from the viewpoint of utilizing co-teaching to enhance craft education. With the removal of gender-segregated craft subjects and the merger of textile and technical subjects into a common craft subject, room for new pedagogical strategies has emerged. The study involved 17 teachers who had participated in a national development program aimed at integrating multi-material and co-teaching methods into the learning process in crafts. Data were collected through interviews, focusing on how these teachers planned and executed multi-material craft projects in a co-teaching setup. The results showed that teachers adopted diverse approaches to multi-material crafts, depending on their pedagogical aims and the resources available. Three major categories of multi-material, co-taught learning projects were identified – fixed, teacher-directed, and open choice – each offering varying degrees of material and technological integration and pedagogical freedom. The study also found that newly acquired technological skills significantly influenced the roles and collaboration dynamics between co-teachers, positively affecting the division of labor and the overall teaching and learning experience.
Keywords: co-teaching, craft teaching, multi-material crafts, material technologies, co-regulatio
Professionsutveckling inom lärarutbildning: (Yrkes)lärarstudenters beskrivningar
No full textThis article focuses on a learning objective, as part of a teacher education course at a Swedish university, where student teachers should be able to discuss their own professional development and identify further development needs. Since both research and policy documents highlight professional development as an important part of teacher education, it is important to study professional development from the perspective of student teachers. The theoretical starting point is Communities of Practice (CoP), and the study focuses on knowledge and learning within a social community. Ten subject teacher students and six vocational teacher students are interviewed about their descriptions of what the professional development for teachers in teacher education means for them, which results in six prominent themes: 1) the developmentof identity formation, 2) the development of subject specific and vocational knowledge, 3) the development of leadership, 4) the development of relationship-building, 5) the development of knowledge about policy documents, laws, rules and regulations, 6) the development in relation to changes in the society.
Despite common denominators in the students’ descriptions of professional development, there are also nuanced differences that can be understood by positioning actors about the (vocational) teacher education community. The vocational teacher students frequently connect their professional knowledge to industry and working life, whereas the subject teacher students often connect their subject knowledge to university courses and research. Both the vocational teacher students and the subject teacher students in the study
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that they need to stay up-to-date and continue developing their competence in pedagogy. However, the vocational teacher students specifically highlight the need for pedagogical knowledge within the school environment, rather than in the context of working life and workshop settings. This may be because some vocational teacher students are accustomed to training and teaching interns in these environments as part of their professional practice.Denna artikel fokuserar på ett lärandemål, som en del av en lärarutbildningskurs vid ett svenskt universitet, där lärarstudenter ska kunna diskutera sin egen professionsutveckling och identifiera vidare behov av utveckling. Eftersom både forskning och styrdokument lyfter professionsutveckling som en viktig del av lärarutbildningen är det viktigt att studera professionsutveckling ur lärarstudenters perspektiv. Den teoretiska utgångspunkten är Communities of Practice (CoP), och studien fokuserar på kunskap och lärande inom en social gemenskap. Tio ämneslärarstudenter och sex yrkeslärarstudenter intervjuades om deras beskrivningar av vad den professionella utvecklingen inom lärarutbildningen innebar för dem, vilket resulterade i sex framträdande teman: 1) utveckling av läraridentitet, 2) utvecklingen av ämnesspecifik och yrkesmässig kunskap, 3) utvecklingen av ledarskap, 4) utvecklingen av relationsbyggande, 5) utvecklingen av kunskap om styrdokument, lagar, regler och förordningar, 6) utvecklingen i relation till samhällsförändringar.
Trots gemensamma nämnare i studenternas beskrivningar av professionell utveckling fanns det också nyansskillnader som kunde förstås genom att positionera aktörer inom (yrkes)lärarutbildningsgemenskapen. Yrkeslärarstudenterna kopplade ofta sin professionella kunskap till industrin och arbetslivet, medan ämneslärarstudenterna ofta kopplade sin ämneskunskap till universitetskurser och forskning. Både yrkeslärarstudenterna och ämneslärarstudenterna i studien berättade att de behövde hålla sig uppdaterade och fortsätta utveckla sin kompetens inom pedagogik. Yrkeslärarstudenterna betonade dock specifikt behovet av pedagogisk kunskap inom skolmiljön, snarare än i arbetslivs- och verkstadssammanhang. Detta skulle kunna bero på att vissa yrkeslärarstudenter är vana vid att utbilda och undervisa praktikanter i dessa miljöer som en del av sin professionella praktik.Denna artikel fokuserar på ett lärandemål, som en del av en lärarutbildningskurs vid ett svenskt universitet, där lärarstudenter ska kunna diskutera sin egen professionsutveckling och identifiera vidare behov av utveckling. Eftersom både forskning och styrdokument lyfter professionsutveckling som en viktig del av lärarutbildningen är det viktigt att studera professionsutveckling ur lärarstudenters perspektiv. Den teoretiska utgångspunkten är Communities of Practice (CoP), och studien fokuserar på kunskap och lärande inom en social gemenskap. Tio ämneslärarstudenter och sex yrkeslärarstudenter intervjuades om deras beskrivningar av vad den professionella utvecklingen inom lärarutbildningen innebar för dem, vilket resulterade i sex framträdande teman: 1) utveckling av läraridentitet, 2) utvecklingen av ämnesspecifik och yrkesmässig kunskap, 3) utvecklingen av ledarskap, 4) utvecklingen av relationsbyggande, 5) utvecklingen av kunskap om styrdokument, lagar, regler och förordningar, 6) utvecklingen i relation till samhällsförändringar.
Trots gemensamma nämnare i studenternas beskrivningar av professionell utveckling fanns det också nyansskillnader som kunde förstås genom att positionera aktörer inom (yrkes)lärarutbildningsgemenskapen. Yrkeslärarstudenterna kopplade ofta sin professionella kunskap till industrin och arbetslivet, medan ämneslärarstudenterna ofta kopplade sin ämneskunskap till universitetskurser och forskning. Både yrkeslärarstudenterna och ämneslärarstudenterna i studien berättade att de behövde hålla sig uppdaterade och fortsätta utveckla sin kompetens inom pedagogik. Yrkeslärarstudenterna betonade dock specifikt behovet av pedagogisk kunskap inom skolmiljön, snarare än i arbetslivs- och verkstadssammanhang. Detta skulle kunna bero på att vissa yrkeslärarstudenter är vana vid att utbilda och undervisa praktikanter i dessa miljöer som en del av sin professionella praktik
Tilbakemeldingspraksiser i yrkesfaglærerutdanningen: Utprøving av responsmatrise i arbeid med tekst og skriving
Full text linkWriting is useful for student teachers’ professional development. However, it might be experienced as an «unknown landscape» for vocational education and training (VET) student teachers from practical-oriented occupations. These students often have little experience with using writing as a tool for learning. Therefore, feedback from teacher educators are important in the development of their written work. This study investigated how VET student teachers in Norway experience such feedback. Based on the students’ desire for more uniform feedback, we created a feedback matrix for a written assignment. The research question is: How do VET students’ teachers experience the use of feedback matrix as a tool for developing text and writing literacy? The research data consisted of 53 written reflections on how the students experienced feedback from both teacher and fellow students, and the feedback matrix. Using qualitative content analysis and feedback theory, we found that students experienced the feedback as useful but emotionally impactful. The analysis also revealed that the students, and perhaps the teachers, were more concerned with the finished products than with writing as a learning process. Lastly, we discuss the opportunities and challenges by using a feedback matrix for written assignments and suggest how we can develop high-quality feedback practices in VET teacher education.Skriving og tekstarbeid kan være nyttig for lærerstudenters profesjonelle utvikling. Likevel kan skriving som inngang til profesjonsutøvelse oppleves som et «ukjent landskap» for yrkesfaglærerstudenter fra praktisk orienterte yrker med liten tradisjon for å bruke tekst som verktøy for læring. Tilbakemeldinger fra yrkesfaglærerutdannere kan derfor ha stor betydning for yrkesfaglærerstudentenes utvikling som skrivere. I denne studien undersøker vi hvordan studenter i yrkesfaglærerutdanningen (BYRK) opplever bruk av responsmatrise som verktøy for tilbakemeldinger på tekst og skriving, basert på deres eget ønske om en mer enhetlig praksis blant sine lærerutdannere. Vi spør: Hvordan opplever yrkesfaglærerstudenter bruk av responsmatrise som verktøy for utvikling av egen tekst- og skrivekompetanse? Datamaterialet består av 53 refleksjonstekster der studentene skriver om hvordan de opplever tilbakemeldinger fra lærerutdannere på studiet BYRK, arbeid med medstudentrespons og muligheter og utfordringer med bruk av responsmatrise. Gjennom en kvalitativ innholdsanalyse avdekker vi at studentene opplever responsarbeid som en nyttig, men følelsesladet aktivitet. Analysen viser også at studentene, og kanskje yrkesfaglærerutdannerne, er mer opptatte av at teksten skal bli et ferdig produkt, enn at skriving og tekstarbeid skal være læringsprosesser. Videre diskuterer vi muligheter og utfordringer med bruk av responsmatrise basert på funnene og teori om veiledning og feedback samt drøfter hvordan vi kan videreutvikle gode tilbakemeldingspraksiser i BYRK. Studien peker på at det er behov for mer kunnskap om både studentenes og lærerutdannernes skrivekompetanse og tekstforståelse
Teacher educators’ and pre-service teachers’ confidence toward the use of ICT in education
Full text linkTodays’ teacher education needs to provide pre-service teachers with readiness to integrate ICT in education. Teacher educators are expected to serve as role models for pre-service teachers, providing them with examples and meaningful experiences of learning with ICT. The aim of this study is to provide an insight into teacher educators’ and pre-service teachers’ confidence toward using ICT in education. In this study, both groups assessed their Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK). The aim was to study the possible differences between teacher educators’ and pre-service teachers’ TPK assessments, and based on their assessments, to provide insights into teacher educators’ readiness to act as role models for pre-service teachers. The participants of the study were 123 pre-service teachers and 83 teacher educators. The results indicate that the assessments of teacher educators were higher than pre-service teachers’ assessments at the sample level. The results also indicate that pre-service teachers and teacher educators can both be divided into two aligning sub-groups, with higher and lower assessments. However, the comparison of these sub-groups showed that the assessments of the pre-service teachers in the higher sub-group were higher than with the assessments of the teacher educators in the lower (modest) sub-group. This study provides evidence for variation among teacher educators and pre-service teachers in terms of their TPK. This implies a need for more tailored ways to develop TPK in teacher education
Digital Competencies of Elementary School Teachers
Full text linkDigital competencies contribute to the development of other significant skills for the modern, digital age, such as communication, content creation and participation. To teachers\u27 digital competencies can influence their abilities to integrate technology into the teaching process. This paper addresses the digital competencies of elementary school teachers in the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The aim of the study is to highlight the necessity of continuous education of educators in the field of digital literacy, enabling them to transmit the necessary knowledge to students in an adequate and acceptable manner. The results of the survey conducted through the questionnaire method indicate insufficient level of digital competencies among elementary school teachers, their awareness of this issue and their desire for additional education. This study has shown that primary school teachers in the Republic of Srpska (BaH) have basic knowledge about media and information literacy (MIL), but that their digital skills are insufficiently developed
Becoming a visual arts teacher with a/r/tography: Dealing with desires, doubts and fears in examinations in art teacher education
Full text linkExamination practice in art teacher education in Sweden is a part of the development of professional practice in compulsory, secondary and upper secondary education. Visual arts as a school subject entails a hybridity of artistic and didactic perspectives. In art teacher education, a double didactic perspective involves the learning of the student teacher and their future teaching of students in the visual arts. This article focuses on an examination of student teachers in the visual arts. An entry point is the methodology of a/r/tography, which entails exploring different subject positionings as artist, researcher and teacher in student teachers’ examination projects. Three examination projects were presented exemplifying how the use of art-based methods supports an understanding of subject didactics in the process of becoming a visual arts teacher. The examinations consisted of written academic texts and art-based explorative investigations in different visual media. The study also elaborated on how student teachers’ artistic production supports an understanding of the subject’s theoretical and practice-based content. The results indicated how a/r/tography can be used for reflected learning in becoming-teacher through student teachers’ efforts to encompass their future professional roles. The results also showed the challenges of student teachers in confronting their desires, doubts and fears in their learning processes during art teacher education.
Photo and artwork: Pseudonymized Student "X" (with permission
The stitch project: Traces of diapraxis and al masha within participatory textile projects
Full text linkIn this article, I shall discuss participation – the artist\u27s role and responsibility in participation, and the potentials of participatory textile projects in the public space. In doing so, I will focus on The stitch project (2012–). This project involves public interaction through acts of tactile textile making such as stitching on a tablecloth. I have based this study within a context of understanding matter and the embodiment of participation from feminist (Ahmed, 2006; Butler, 1988) and new materialist (Barad, 2003; Coole & Frost, 2010; Garber, 2019) perspectives. I am interested in the interactive aspects of The stitch project and how these aspects relate to the concepts of diapraxis (Nunes, 2019) and al masha (Hilal & Petti, 2018). In regard to these terms, I aim to examine the potentials and challenges of participatory textile art projects, like The stitch project, by examining their social and material aspects as well as the complexities of inclusion and participation