Showing the Strategy where to go: possibilities for creative approaches to Key Stage 3 literacy teaching in initial teacher education
Abstract
This paper arises from a research project undertaken with six PGCE student teachers of English, based on observation and discussion of English lessons based on the National Strategy's Framework for Teaching English. I draw also on the student teachers' reflections and written commentaries. The central thrust of the research was to enquire whether and how classroom practice could demonstrate an imaginative, meaning-orientated form of English teaching which included the Framework: how exactly learning opportunities might arise in lively, engaging and effective ways.
Reference
Stevens, D. (2005). Showing the strategy where to go: possibilities for creative approaches to Key Stage 3 literacy teaching in initial teacher education. English in Education, 39(1), 19-31.
Journal
English in Education
Analysis
Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?
no
Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?
no
Research Approach
Geographic Setting
Institutional Context
Certification Level
- English Education
- Secondary
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
- Undergraduates (university based program)
Preservice Sample Size
6
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
- Observations
- student reflections
- written responses
Data Analysis Tools
Researcher Positionality
- inside (staying their own students)
Research Questions
What sort of creative teaching possibilities, learning possibilities, and possible limitations exist within the KS3 Strategy for English.
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Combination