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Prospective Teachers' Role in the Construction of Authentic Pedagogical Content Knowledge

In: Teacher Education in the 21st Century

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  • Mamsi Ethel Khuzwayo

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The views and experiences presented in this chapter highlight the initiative of the teacher educator to adapt ideas that characterise twenty-first century teachers. An emerging trend in teacher education and training pioneers critical thinking and reflective classroom practice which are considered to be pillars for the development of competent teachers who are equipped with theoretical and applied competences. The foundations of conceptual ideas shared in this work are: 'engagement scholarship' and 'critical reflections', which propose the discourse in the education and training. Critical analysis of these two broad concepts provides a conceptual framework to articulate techniques and strategies to engage prospective teachers in collaborative learning activities. The observations of engagement and critical reflective collaborations of students were analysed. The findings of the action research contribute to the practical knowledge of engagement scholarship and development of critical reflective practitioners. This chapter upholds the perception that the shift from traditional practices and strategies entails analysis of the needs of teachers in a democratic, open and non-discriminatory society. The findings of the action research prove that prospective teachers have the potential to develop pedagogical content knowledge, which is relevant to real-life classroom experience.

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  • Mamsi Ethel Khuzwayo, 2019. "Prospective Teachers' Role in the Construction of Authentic Pedagogical Content Knowledge," Chapters, in: Reginald Botshabeng Monyai (ed.), Teacher Education in the 21st Century, IntechOpen.
  • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:177148
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.84289
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    Keywords

    pedagogical content knowledge; authentic; prospective teachers; construction; engagement;
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    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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