Authenticity in teaching: a constant process of becoming

This study probed the conceptualization of (in)authenticity in teaching and the way it could be enacted in pedagogical practices. The participants were a purposive sample of 20 Iranian university teachers. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, field notes, and observation. The collected dat...

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Published in:Higher education 2017-02, Vol.73 (2), p.299-315
Main Author: Ramezanzdeh, Akram
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ausland
Authenticity
Classroom communication
Classrooms
College Faculty
Concept formation
Credibility
Data Analysis
Data Collection
Education
Educational Theories
Ethnography
Field Studies
Foreign Countries
Forschung
Grounded Theory
Hermeneutics
Higher Education
Hochschullehrer
Interviews
Iran
Learner Engagement
Lehre
Notetaking
Observation
Pedagogy
Phenomenology
Philosophers
Researchers
Self Actualization
Self concept
Semi Structured Interviews
Student
Students
Studies
Studium
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Methods
University faculty
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Summary:This study probed the conceptualization of (in)authenticity in teaching and the way it could be enacted in pedagogical practices. The participants were a purposive sample of 20 Iranian university teachers. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, field notes, and observation. The collected data were analyzed through the lens of hermeneutic phenomenology. The results revealed that authenticity in teaching consisted of themes of being one's own self, pedagogical relationships, contestation, and ultimate meaning which were enacted in the participants' practices through their sense of responsibility, awareness of their possibilities, understanding of pedagogical relationships, self-reflection, critical reflection, and critical hope. Inauthenticity was also conceptualized as teacher-centered classroom manifested in the monologic discourse and traditional assessment which could confirm the dialogical nature of authenticity in teaching. For the participants of the present study, authenticity involved the constant process of becoming that deepened their understanding of themselves and others. Further findings are discussed in the paper. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
ISSN:0018-1560
1573-174X
DOI:10.1007/s10734-016-0020-1