A Study of How Classroom Dialogue Facilitates the Development of Geometric Spatial Concepts Related to Understanding the Cause of Moon Phases |
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| Authors: | Sonya Ellouise Sherrod Jennifer Wilhelm |
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| Institution: | 1. Texas Tech University , Lubbock, TX, USA sonya.e.sherrod@ttu.edu;3. Texas Tech University , Lubbock, TX, USA |
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| Abstract: | Using data derived from interviews of small groups of secondary school science teachers, this paper offers insights into how they came to enter school teaching. Together with other data drawn from parallel interviews with another small group of secondary school history teachers in the same schools, conducted initially for comparative purposes, the paper suggests that, in both cases, the decision to teach is the outcome of a number of unpredictable and contingent factors, rather than a response to a sense of vocation or any initial long‐term commitment to the profession. The implications of these findings for theoretical approaches to understanding career choice and for teacher recruitment are briefly explored. |
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