Presentation
“Without Hermeneutics I’m Stuck in My Own Thinking”: Preservice Teachers Adopt a Hermeneutical Stance Toward Action Research
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting
(2014)
Abstract
Pre-service teachers need to question their taken-for-granted beliefs and biases about their students. Hermeneutics is a philosophical perspective that uncovers the subjectivity of our perceptions and can help students understand the necessity of questioning biases. This study explored what happened when pre-service teachers undertook an action research project with their students and analyzed qualitative data with a hermeneutical stance. Data consisted of audio-recorded class dialogues about readings on hermeneutics, interviews, student papers, and pre and post surveys. The data revealed that hermeneutics helped pre-service teachers: become aware of their biases; question their initial interpretations; and assume a self-reflective stance toward teaching.
Keywords
- Action Research,
- Teacher Education - Pre-Service
Disciplines
Publication Date
April 4, 2014
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Comments
Paper presented as part of the session: Exploring Action Research Approaches in the Professional Development of Educators.
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Citation Information
Colette Rabin and Grinell Smith. "“Without Hermeneutics I’m Stuck in My Own Thinking”: Preservice Teachers Adopt a Hermeneutical Stance Toward Action Research" American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/colette_rabin/8/