Turning research evidence into teaching action: Teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teaching
Teacher educators are seen as potential brokers able to bridge the research-practice gap and accelerate the adoption of current evidence in teacher education. The present study focuses on the in-depth exploration of teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teaching practices and provides a...
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| author | Despoina Georgiou Annika Diery Sog Yee Mok Frank Fischer Tina Seidel |
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| description | Teacher educators are seen as potential brokers able to bridge the research-practice gap and accelerate the adoption of current evidence in teacher education. The present study focuses on the in-depth exploration of teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teaching practices and provides a deeper understanding of the challenges encountered when turning evidence into teaching action. Moreover, facilitating factors to foster the implementation of evidence-based teaching are explored. Twelve teacher educators working in various teacher education programs in Germany reflected on challenges and facilitators to evidence-based teaching implementation. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Results indicate that although teacher educators show positive attitudes towards evidence-based teaching, they still feel challenged to translate research evidence into their teaching practice. Our research suggests that evidence-based teaching may not be successfully implemented if teacher educators lack appropriate preparation and support from higher education institutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab15d05421e542c6b8a004626e7a91612023-06-21T07:00:22ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Educational Research Open2666-37402023-01-014100240Turning research evidence into teaching action: Teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teachingDespoina Georgiou0Annika Diery1Sog Yee Mok2Frank Fischer3Tina Seidel4Department of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Corresponding author.TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyUniversity of Teacher Education of the Grisons, Chur, SwitzerlandFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, GermanyTUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, GermanyTeacher educators are seen as potential brokers able to bridge the research-practice gap and accelerate the adoption of current evidence in teacher education. The present study focuses on the in-depth exploration of teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teaching practices and provides a deeper understanding of the challenges encountered when turning evidence into teaching action. Moreover, facilitating factors to foster the implementation of evidence-based teaching are explored. Twelve teacher educators working in various teacher education programs in Germany reflected on challenges and facilitators to evidence-based teaching implementation. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Results indicate that although teacher educators show positive attitudes towards evidence-based teaching, they still feel challenged to translate research evidence into their teaching practice. Our research suggests that evidence-based teaching may not be successfully implemented if teacher educators lack appropriate preparation and support from higher education institutions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374023000158Teacher educatorsEvidence-based teachingProfessional developmentHigher educationEvidence-informed teachingAttitudes |
| spellingShingle | Despoina Georgiou Annika Diery Sog Yee Mok Frank Fischer Tina Seidel Turning research evidence into teaching action: Teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teaching International Journal of Educational Research Open Teacher educators Evidence-based teaching Professional development Higher education Evidence-informed teaching Attitudes |
| title | Turning research evidence into teaching action: Teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teaching |
| title_full | Turning research evidence into teaching action: Teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teaching |
| title_fullStr | Turning research evidence into teaching action: Teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teaching |
| title_full_unstemmed | Turning research evidence into teaching action: Teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teaching |
| title_short | Turning research evidence into teaching action: Teacher educators’ attitudes toward evidence-based teaching |
| title_sort | turning research evidence into teaching action teacher educators attitudes toward evidence based teaching |
| topic | Teacher educators Evidence-based teaching Professional development Higher education Evidence-informed teaching Attitudes |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666374023000158 |
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