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EJ448049 UD516614
Title: Teachers' Beliefs about Teaching and Learning: A Constructivist Perspective.Author(s): Prawat, Richard S.
Source: American Journal of Education, v100 n3 p354-95 May 1992
Publication Date: 1992
ISSN: 0195-6744
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1992
New constructivist
approaches to teaching and learning are at odds with much of what
teachers believe. Four questionable sets of beliefs that may be
obstacles to adopting a constructivist approach to teaching and
learning are reviewed. Real educational reforms will require changes
in many teacher ideas. (SLD)
Descriptors: *Attitude Change; Behavior Change; *Beliefs; Curriculum
Development; *Educational Attitudes; Educational Change; Educational
History; *Elementary School Teachers; Epistemology; Research Utilization;
*Secondary School Teachers; *Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods;
Transfer of Training
Identifiers: *Constructivist Theory; Empowerment
