Retreating to a Vygotskian stage where pre-service teachers play out social, ‘dramatical collisions’
This article describes student engagement in simulation games in a field trip retreat for first-year Education students. The authors propose that the methodology can be a useful vehicle to address key social elements of pre-service teachers’ professional learning. They explore a theoretical view of...
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University of the Free State
2011-12-01
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This article describes student engagement in simulation games in a field trip retreat for first-year Education students. The authors propose that the methodology can be a useful vehicle to address key social elements of pre-service teachers’ professional learning. They explore a theoretical view of such collaborative learning from the neo-Vygotskian perspective of activity theory, in which the simulation games are viewed as the main tool for mediating learning. From this position they suggest that field trips hold some promise for exploring HIV/AIDS education, issues of race and racism, and an understanding of poverty and food security in education.
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| spelling | doaj.art-71b527e2e6b74d48b93dc15fa2971bf22024-03-07T11:11:30ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Academica0587-24052415-04792011-12-01434Retreating to a Vygotskian stage where pre-service teachers play out social, ‘dramatical collisions’Josef de Beer0Elizabeth Henning1University of JohannesburgUniversity of Johannesburg This article describes student engagement in simulation games in a field trip retreat for first-year Education students. The authors propose that the methodology can be a useful vehicle to address key social elements of pre-service teachers’ professional learning. They explore a theoretical view of such collaborative learning from the neo-Vygotskian perspective of activity theory, in which the simulation games are viewed as the main tool for mediating learning. From this position they suggest that field trips hold some promise for exploring HIV/AIDS education, issues of race and racism, and an understanding of poverty and food security in education. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/1336 |
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