Teacher Knowledge: The Relationship between Caring and Knowing.

Webb, Kathie; Blond, Janet

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ERIC Number: EJ525338

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Teacher Knowledge: The Relationship between Caring and Knowing.

Webb, Kathie; Blond, Janet

Teaching and Teacher Education, v11 n6 p611-25 1995

Presents stories describing one teacher's knowledge in practice, arguing for the epistemological role of caring in teaching. The teacher's narratives describe what she knows from having caring relationships with her students and how that alters her pedagogy. The paper suggests that complex relationships between caring and knowing involve constant reflection. (SM)

Descriptors: Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Personal Narratives, Reflective Teaching, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Canada

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