예비교사들을 통해 알아본 교사양성 프로그램의 효과 및 과제: 학생들의 변하지 않는 신념들

Impacts and Tasks of Teacher Education Programs Revealed by Preservice Teachers: Students' Intact Beliefs

  • 발행 : 2002.04.30

초록

본 정성적 연구는 구성주의 학습이론의 기초를 이루는 존재론 및 인식론적 관점에 대한 예비교사들의 이해수준을 네 번의 심충인터뷰를 통하여 추적 조사한 것이다. 보다 큰 연구에 참가한 16명의 예비교사들 가운데 5명이 유의미한 존재론 및 인식론적 변화를 보이고, 11명은 별다른 변화를 보이지 않았다. 본 연구는 교사양성 교육과정 동안, 철학적 신념에 있어서 변화를 보이지 않은 이들 11명의 교사들에게 초점을 두었다. 과학적 실재론적 신념을 일관되게 유지한 10명의 교사들은 하나의 합성사례로서 제시되었다(Young의 사례). 나머지 한 명은 예외적인 사례로서, 본 연구의 시작부터 관념론과 상대주의 인식론적 입장을 일관되게 유지하여 또 하나의 사례분석의 대상이 되었다(Ben의 사례). 이들 사례들은 각 개인의 깊이 새겨진 존재론이나 인식론적 신념은 굉장히 변하기 어렵다는 기존 주장을 확증한다. 본 연구에서 예비교사들은 그들의 신념이 변하지 않은 이유들을 설명한다. 본 연구는 예비교사들이 그들의 이상적인 교수방법들의 현장 적용과정에서 경험하는 장애요소들과 교사양성 프로그램이 예비교사들의 교수론적 신념변화에 미치는 영향을 조사한 것이다. 교사양성 프로그램의 이론적 교육과정과 예비교사들의 현장경험이 예비교사들의 교사로서의 성장과정에 주는 장점과 영향력들이 풍부한 증거자료와 함께 진술되었다. 교사 교육자들 및 교사양성 프로그램의 수업실제에 주는 시사점이 논의되었다. 본 연구는 현장에 기초한 교사교육 프로그램의 절실함과 노련하고 모범적인 현장교사들을 교사양성 및 교사 재교육에서 교사교육자들로서 권한을 부여해 주어야 함을 강조한다.

This qualitative study investigated preservice teachers' understandings of the ontology and epistemology underlying constructivist notions of learning through four in-depth interviews. Of the sixteen participants in a larger study, five significantly changed ontological and epistemological beliefs and eleven did not. This study focused on these eleven teachers who have hardly changed their philosophical beliefs throughout the teacher education program. Ten teachers who consistently maintained the scientific realist beliefs were presented as a composite case (Young's case). Among the eleven teachers, there was one outlier who had consistently maintained an idealist and relativist epistemological position from the beginning of the study and was subjected to another case analysis (Ben's case). These cases corroborated the assertion that each individual's deeply entrenched ontological and epistemological beliefs are very hard to change. For researchers, this study offers insights into the reasons that preservice teachers give for non-changes in their thinking about learning to teach. The study also examines preservice teachers' perceived constraints in implementing their ideal pedagogies and the influence of the teacher education program on their pedagogical beliefs changes. The benefits and influences of the M.Ed. program's theoretical coursework and the field experiences on these teachers' learning-to-teach experiences are addressed with rich data. The implications for teacher educators as well as for the instructional practices of preservice teacher education programs are discussed. This research emphasize necessity of the field-based teacher education program and the need of empowering experienced school teachers as teacher educators in teacher preparation and professional development.

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