Teaching religious education as a second choice: The case of three male student teachers in Finland

This article explores the professional reflection of three male religious education (RE) student teachers during their one-year pedagogical training. The participants (n = 3) interviewed in this article were chosen on the basis of their self-report in the questionnaire in which they claimed no previ...

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Main Author: Ubani, Martin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2015]
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2015, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 190-203
IxTheo Classification:AH Religious education
RF Christian education; catechetics
Further subjects:B religious education (RE)
B Reflection
B Teacher Education
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:This article explores the professional reflection of three male religious education (RE) student teachers during their one-year pedagogical training. The participants (n = 3) interviewed in this article were chosen on the basis of their self-report in the questionnaire in which they claimed no previous teaching experience. The participants were interviewed three times: at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of their one-year teacher education. The interviews were analysed with qualitative content analysis. The study showed some patterns in the student teachers reflections concerning developmental aims, professionalism, and convictions during the year. The article concludes that in RE teacher education developing pedagogical thinking should be accompanied with becoming aware of the role of personal life history and contextual situation play in the process of becoming a sound professional in RE.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2015.1041789