Using Concepts from Epistemology and Sociology in Teacher Supervision.

Geddis, Arthur N.

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ERIC Number: EJ365267

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Using Concepts from Epistemology and Sociology in Teacher Supervision.

Geddis, Arthur N.

Science Education, v72 n1 p1-18 Jan 1988

Promotes teacher supervision that is aimed at helping teachers reflect on their own practice. Outlines views that teaching which aims at the development of intellectual independence needs to address epistemological issues. Argues that attention has to be directed at knowledge and control. Outlines a scheme to address these issues. (CW)

Descriptors: Educational Sociology, Elementary Education, Epistemology, Ideology, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Influences, Social Sciences, Sociology, Supervisory Methods, Teacher Supervision

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers

Language: English

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