Teaching As A Reflective Practice
The German Didaktik Tradition
Published on 1. September 1999
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-8058-2920-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume presents a mix of translations of classical and modern papers from the German Didaktik tradition, newly prepared essays by German scholars and practitioners writing from within the tradition, and interpretive essays by U.S. scholars. It brings this tradition, which virtually dominated German curricular thought and teacher education until the 1960s when American curriculum theory entered Germany--and which is now experiencing a renaissance--to the English-speaking world, where it has been essentially unknown.
The intent is to capture in one volume the core (at least) of the tradition of Didaktik and to communicate its potential relevance to English-language curricularists and teacher educators. It introduces a theoretical tradition which, although very different in almost every respect from those we know, offers a set of approaches that suggest ways of thinking about problems of reflection on curricular and teaching praxis (the core focus of the tradition) which the editors believe are accessible to North American readers--with appropriate "translation." These ways of thinking and related praxis are very relevant to notions such as reflective teaching and the discourse on teachers as professionals. By raising the possibility that the "new" tradition of Didaktik can be highly suggestive for thinking through issues related to a number of central ideas within contemporary discourse--and for exploring the implications of these ideas for both teacher education and for a curriculum theory appropriate to these new contexts for theorizing, this book opens up a gold mine of theoretical and practical possibilities.
The intent is to capture in one volume the core (at least) of the tradition of Didaktik and to communicate its potential relevance to English-language curricularists and teacher educators. It introduces a theoretical tradition which, although very different in almost every respect from those we know, offers a set of approaches that suggest ways of thinking about problems of reflection on curricular and teaching praxis (the core focus of the tradition) which the editors believe are accessible to North American readers--with appropriate "translation." These ways of thinking and related praxis are very relevant to notions such as reflective teaching and the discourse on teachers as professionals. By raising the possibility that the "new" tradition of Didaktik can be highly suggestive for thinking through issues related to a number of central ideas within contemporary discourse--and for exploring the implications of these ideas for both teacher education and for a curriculum theory appropriate to these new contexts for theorizing, this book opens up a gold mine of theoretical and practical possibilities.
Reviews / Votes
"Needless to say, the book is edited very carefully. The scientific apparatus (information about the authors, information about the texts, references, etc.) is in perfect shape; an author and a subject index complete this picture....The classical texts have been translated very well."-Teachers and Teaching
"This book is on the cutting edge of thinking in the field of curriculum and teacher education....It will stand alone. I see it making a very important primary contribution."
-Dorothy Vasquez-Levy
University of Virginia
"There is much interest in the United States in Didaktik, but little descriptive material is available in English. This text will correct that deficiency....It is strong in terms of topic, significance, reputation of authors, and relevance to contemporary English-language work on curriculum and teacher education....and is a distinctive contribution to the 'Studies in Curriculum Theory' series."
-Gary D (NO PERIOD AFTER "D" as per Fernstermacher) Fenstermacher
University of Michigan
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
675 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8058-2920-4 (9780805829204)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Ian Westbury | Stefan Hopmann | Kurt Riquarts
Teaching As A Reflective Practice
The German Didaktik Tradition
Book
11/2015
1st Edition
Routledge
€75.20
Shipment within 10-20 days
Ian Westbury | Stefan Hopmann | Kurt Riquarts
Teaching As A Reflective Practice
The German Didaktik Tradition
E-Book
08/2012
1st Edition
Routledge
€68.49
Available for download
Ian Westbury | Stefan Hopmann | Kurt Riquarts
Teaching As A Reflective Practice
The German Didaktik Tradition
E-Book
08/2012
1st Edition
Routledge
€68.49
Available for download
Persons
Westbury, Ian; Hopmann, Stefan; Riquarts, Kurt
Content
Contents: Preface. S. Hopmann, K. Riquarts, Introduction: Starting a Dialogue: A Beginning Conversation Between Didaktik and the Curriculum Traditions. Part I: Didaktik as a Reflective Practice.I. Westbury, Teaching as a Reflective Practice: What Might Didaktik Teach Curriculum? R. Kuenzli, German Didaktik: Models of Re-presentation, of Intercourse, and of Experience. Part II: Bildung: Didaktik's Central Idea.W. von Humboldt, Theory of Bildung. C. Lueth, On Wilhel von Humbuoldt's Theory of Bildung. W. Klafki, The Significance of the Classical Theories of Bildung for a Contemporary Concept of Allgemeinbildung. Part III: Sources From the Didaktik Tradition.E. Weniger, Didaktik as a Theory of Education. H. Roth, The Art of Lesson Preparation. W. Klafki, Didaktik Analysis as the Core of Preparation of Instruction. M. Wagenschein, How to Teach Understanding: On the Concept of the Exemplary in Teaching. P. Menck, Content: Still in Question? Part IV: Didaktik as Praxis.S. Hopmann, Klafki's Model of Didaktik Analysis and Lesson Planning in Teacher Education. G.G. Hiller, Levels of Classroom Preparation. C. Senn-Fennell, Oral and Written Communication for Promoting Mathematical Understanding: Teaching Examples From Grade 3. M. Neubrand, Reflecting as a Didaktik Construction: Speaking About Mathematics in the Mathematics Classroom. A. Kirsch, Aspects of Simplification in Mathematics Teaching. M. Wagenschein, The Law of Free Fall as an "Exemplary Theme" for the Mathematicizablity of Certain Natural Processes. P. Reinhold, Open Experimenting: A Framework for Structuring Science Teaching and Learning. S. Gudmundsdottir, A. Reinertsen, N.P. Nordtomme, Klafki's Didaktik Analysis as a Conceptual Framework for Research on Teaching.