Making Subject Matter Part of the Conversation in Learning to Teach.

Feiman-Nemser, Sharon; Parker, Michelle B.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Making Subject Matter Part of the Conversation in Learning to Teach.

Feiman-Nemser, Sharon; Parker, Michelle B.

Journal of Teacher Education, v41 n3 p32-43 May-Jun 1990

Conversations between four mentor and four novice teachers were analyzed to discover how they discussed issues about teaching and learning of content. Analysis of conversations revealed several ways that mentors dealt with novices' understanding of subject matter. Conversations are discussed in relation to four aspects of learning to teach content. (Author/IAH)

Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Mentors, Teaching Methods, Teaching Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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