Uppgifter som medierande artefakter inom yrkeslärarutbildningen [Assignments as mediating artefacts in vocational teacher education]

Vocational teacher students accomplish a number of different assignments, which are meaningful for their learning and future work as vocational teachers. In Sweden, this education is relatively short (90 ECTS), partly conducted as distance education. The students enter the education with previous vo...

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Main Authors: Katarina Lagercrantz All, Jan Pettersson, Marianne Teräs
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Linköping University Electronic Press 2018-12-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/njvet.2242-458X.188378
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Jan Pettersson
Marianne Teräs
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description Vocational teacher students accomplish a number of different assignments, which are meaningful for their learning and future work as vocational teachers. In Sweden, this education is relatively short (90 ECTS), partly conducted as distance education. The students enter the education with previous vocational knowledge and experiences. The aim of this study was to explore and describe assignments the students face during their vocational teacher education. The study questions focused on what is a form of assignment as mediating artefact and what kind of vocational knowledge is required? Conceptual background involved the concepts of mediation, artefact, vocational knowledge and knowledge culture. The data consisted of 13 course overviews. The results suggested dominance of individual written assignments. Even though some assignments were identified as 'doings' like teaching. The assignments were complex involving several vocational knowledge dimensions and the students needed to navigate between different knowledge domains. Furthermore, the students were asked to integrate their previous vocational knowledge with pedagogical knowledge. The assignments as mediating artefacts were connected to different knowledge cultures.
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spelling doaj.art-19671b8d628f4e0f824d62a9af6d29852022-12-21T18:51:20ZdanLinköping University Electronic PressNordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training2242-458X2018-12-018378-9778-9710.3384/njvet.2242-458X.188378Uppgifter som medierande artefakter inom yrkeslärarutbildningen [Assignments as mediating artefacts in vocational teacher education]Katarina Lagercrantz AllJan PetterssonMarianne TeräsVocational teacher students accomplish a number of different assignments, which are meaningful for their learning and future work as vocational teachers. In Sweden, this education is relatively short (90 ECTS), partly conducted as distance education. The students enter the education with previous vocational knowledge and experiences. The aim of this study was to explore and describe assignments the students face during their vocational teacher education. The study questions focused on what is a form of assignment as mediating artefact and what kind of vocational knowledge is required? Conceptual background involved the concepts of mediation, artefact, vocational knowledge and knowledge culture. The data consisted of 13 course overviews. The results suggested dominance of individual written assignments. Even though some assignments were identified as 'doings' like teaching. The assignments were complex involving several vocational knowledge dimensions and the students needed to navigate between different knowledge domains. Furthermore, the students were asked to integrate their previous vocational knowledge with pedagogical knowledge. The assignments as mediating artefacts were connected to different knowledge cultures.http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/njvet.2242-458X.188378Artefactsassignmentsknowledge culturevocational knowledgevocational teacher education
spellingShingle Katarina Lagercrantz All
Jan Pettersson
Marianne Teräs
Uppgifter som medierande artefakter inom yrkeslärarutbildningen [Assignments as mediating artefacts in vocational teacher education]
Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training
Artefacts
assignments
knowledge culture
vocational knowledge
vocational teacher education
title Uppgifter som medierande artefakter inom yrkeslärarutbildningen [Assignments as mediating artefacts in vocational teacher education]
title_full Uppgifter som medierande artefakter inom yrkeslärarutbildningen [Assignments as mediating artefacts in vocational teacher education]
title_fullStr Uppgifter som medierande artefakter inom yrkeslärarutbildningen [Assignments as mediating artefacts in vocational teacher education]
title_full_unstemmed Uppgifter som medierande artefakter inom yrkeslärarutbildningen [Assignments as mediating artefacts in vocational teacher education]
title_short Uppgifter som medierande artefakter inom yrkeslärarutbildningen [Assignments as mediating artefacts in vocational teacher education]
title_sort uppgifter som medierande artefakter inom yrkeslararutbildningen assignments as mediating artefacts in vocational teacher education
topic Artefacts
assignments
knowledge culture
vocational knowledge
vocational teacher education
url http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/njvet.2242-458X.188378
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