The dialectical between theory and practice----Narrative research of elementary school teacher''s practical knowledge

• Main Authors: Kelly Roan, 阮凱利
• Other Authors: 歐用生
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2002
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/64450255240074419510

碩士 === 國立台北師範學院 === 課程與教學研究所 === 90 === ABSTRACT The role of a teacher is always endowed by the general public with the hope of being extraordinary, omnipotent, and immortal. Under the analytical model of the pragmatic paradigm, however, a teacher is equivalent to a tool for executing techniques. Once the theory is sustained, a teacher becomes a mute object, and therefore, the passage of knowledge turns out nothing but a household chore. Occasionally, a teacher identifies herself/himself as an ordinary human being since s/he as well as her/his students, under the same circumstances, is implementing the significant existence of herself/himself. On the other hand, whenever a teacher confuses between a plethora of contradictions and dilemmas, the scholastic perspective veils the subject of her/him during the construction of a theory. My thesis begins with the concern for a teacher’s knowledge and voice, followed by her spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions, her choice and judgement. With the narrative research method, I shared her teaching experiences and somehow remembered the things past. And it is through the interrelationship between two narrative subjects that we once again clarify our insistence on education. A teacher’s practical knowledge accordingly develops in the process of self-clarification. The thesis itself unveils the fact that the profile of a practitioner’s practical knowledge is not only a reflection of life experiences, an echo of her/his voice, and a problem-solving oriented progress, but a mirror for dynamic retrospect as well. Furthermore, it proves that the connection between theory and practice is a dialectical process starting from the integrity of life. Hence, the core of education is an option of morality and ethics. And the interpretation between ought and is lies in a teacher’s interactive experiences with people. Key words : Practical knowledge, Narrative research