ERIC Number: EJ1413640
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1691-4147
EISSN: EISSN-1691-5534
Training Future Kindergarten Teachers on Ecocentric Action
Maria Eduarda Ferreira; Catarina Delgado; Rui Pitarma
Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, v25 n2 p106-127 2023
As education is a powerful means of promoting sustainability, it is necessary to think and act on the (trans)formation of the professional profile of the future kindergarten teacher. As ecocentric educational practices can be a crucial point, ecocentric action competence needs to be developed. In this context, pedagogical traineeship supervisors can play a meaningful role. Accordingly, this study analyzed the didactic-pedagogical potential of a training strategy in science teaching based on reflection-critical thinking about what effective science teaching is. Further, it investigated the mediating role of action research methodology in promoting trainee reflexivity. The findings highlighted the merits of the formative perspective adopted, given the learning evidenced by children and stated in the traineeship report. It is concluded that the role of the supervisor is relevant in the construction of a pedagogical outlook of science teaching aligned with environmental values. It is time to take the traineeship process as a space to understand and identify pathways for empowering ecocentric action.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Science Education, Preschool Children, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Student Teacher Supervisors, Ecology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) (Portugal)
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