Researching teacher communities and networks

In the first part of the paper I explore the collective character of teachers’ experience and scrutinise the appropriateness of the concept of ‘isolated’ teachers. In the second part I report on ‘phenomenological group interviews’ as a method to study teacher communities and networks. The third part...

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Published in:ZDM 2003-10, Vol.35 (5), p.224-232
Main Author: Gellett, Uwe
Format: Article
Language:English
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Teachers
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Summary:In the first part of the paper I explore the collective character of teachers’ experience and scrutinise the appropriateness of the concept of ‘isolated’ teachers. In the second part I report on ‘phenomenological group interviews’ as a method to study teacher communities and networks. The third part of the paper presents data of an empirical study and demonstrates how the process of interpretation can work in detail.
ISSN:1863-9690
1863-9704
DOI:10.1007/BF02655746