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Studying Teacher Education
A journal of self-study of teacher education practices
Volume 11, 2015 - Issue 1
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Maneuvering Together to Develop New Practices: Examining Our Collaborative Processes

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Pages 3-15 | Received 16 Jun 2014, Accepted 21 Oct 2014, Published online: 03 Feb 2015
 

Abstract

Although collaboration is foundational to self-study methodology, few self-studies of teacher education practices have focused on collaborative teaching processes. In this inquiry, two teacher educators report a two-year self-study into the collaborative processes of planning and reflection that they used to co-construct significant changes to their practices in concurrent sections of a writing methods course. Situated in narrative inquiry, cyclical reflective and dialogic methods were used to generate and analyze data. Examination of our collaborative processes revealed that four interlinked factors were central to the ways in which we worked together: our modus operandi, shifting roles, collective vision, and support for risk-taking. We discuss these factors and how we maneuvered together to develop new practices; we also suggest implications for teacher educators and self-study researchers.

Trabajando juntos para el desarrollo de nuevas prácticas: Examinando nuestros procesos colaborativos

Aunque la colaboración es un aspecto fundamental en la metodología del autoestudio, muy pocos trabajos se han enfocado hacia los procesos colaborativos de la enseñanza. En esta investigación dos formadores de profesores reportan un autoestudio de dos años acerca de los procesos colaborativos de planificación y reflexión que utilizaron para co-construir cambios significativos en sus prácticas en secciones paralelas de un curso sobre métodos de escritura. Basándose en una indagación narrativa, se utilizaron métodos dialógicos y de reflexión cíclica para generar y analizar los datos. La examinación de nuestros procesos colaborativos reveló que cuatro factores interrelacionados fueron determinantes en la manera en que se trabajó conjuntamente: nuestro modus operandi, el cambio de roles, la visión colectiva y el apoyo para asumir riesgos. Discutimos aquí estos factores y la manera en que trabajamos juntos hacia el desarrollo de nuevas prácticas. Del mismo modo sugerimos algunas implicaciones para formadores de profesores y para investigadores en el auto-estudio.

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