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Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP)

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Practitioner research; Reflective practice; Self-study

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Self-study of teaching and teacher education practices, abbreviated as S-STEP, or self-study, is a genre of educational research concerned with examining and improving the relationship between teaching and learning in teacher education contexts. In self-study, the teacher educator him/herself is both the researcher and the main focus of the study. Self-study is concerned with the acquisition and development of teacher educators’ knowledge of practice and how such knowledge can inform and enhance learning and teaching about teaching. The process of knowledge development in self-study is initiated through the teacher educator’s capacity and willingness to publicly problematize his/her taken for granted beliefs and practices about teaching and learning; to be open to, and act upon, the curiosities, surprises, and challenges of everyday teaching practice; and to actively seek out alternative perspectives on practice.

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  1. ICLON Graduate School of Teaching, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 62A, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Amanda Berry

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  1. Monash University Fac. Education, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    Richard Gunstone

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Berry, A. (2014). Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP). In: Gunstone, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Science Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6165-0_249-6

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