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Supporting student-centered teaching
Abstract
This dissertation describes the personal struggle of one high school English teacher to conduct her classes according to her vision of student-centeredness, within a school whose culture sometimes made her doubt her own decisions. It suggests that the outside support of a teacher educator was the pivotal force for her gaining of perspective, through non-judgmental feedback, dialogue and reflection. It concludes that both roles, teacher and teacher educator, need to be reconceptualized if teachers whose vision is the empowerment of students are to remain in the public schools.
Subject Area
Secondary education|Teacher education
Recommended Citation
Aaronsohn, Elizabeth N, "Supporting student-centered teaching" (1991). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9207355.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9207355