Narratives for continual professional development: A paradigmatic approach

 

Outline of the article: Dolk, M., & Den Hertog, J. (2008). Narratives in teacher education. Interactive Learning Environments, 16(3), 215-229. DOI: 10.1080/10494820802113970


  • Purpose: To highlight the potential of narratives for teachers’ and student teachers’ professional development.

  • Thesis statement: Narratives can aid teachers and student-teachers in developing local theories by helping them reflect upon real classroom situations.

  • Audience: Teachers, researchers in education and educational consultants.


  1. Abstract

    1. An overview of the article

  2. Introduction

    1. A preliminary exploration of the issues explored by this article

  3. MILE

    1. A comprehensive description of the software MILE

  4. Narratives

    1. The role of narratives in teacher education

  5. Research method

    1. A detailed description of what constitutes design research

  6. Narrative knowledge in teacher education

    1. Everybody has stories about education

    2. Stories about a collective experience are verifiable

    3. Stories are being negotiated until they are taken as shared

    4. Stories allow conscious separation of observation and interpretation

    5. Stories allow student teachers to develop conjectured local theories

    6. Meaningful stories are paradigmatic; stories about paradigmatic events are meaningful

    7. Stories allow student teachers to move between different levels of theoretical formality

    8. Stories help student teachers to surpass experiences

    9. Student teachers’ stories of a specific situation

  7. A theoretical framework for the transition from telling a story to constructing a narrative

    1. Observing

    2. Sharing and discussing observations

    3. Analysing

    4. Reflecting

    5. Developing narrative knowledge

    6. Expanding the personal repertoire and generalizing the situation into a didactic for teacher education

    7. Cycling processes

  8. Closing remarks

    1. Final comments on the study and its findings

  9. Notes

    1. Explanatory notes on specific terminology

  10. Notes on contributors

    1. Brief descriptions on the work and professional lives of the contributors of the article

  11. References

    1. A comprehensive list of the sources acknowledged in the body of the paper

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