Den pædagogiske diskurs i læreruddannelsen - formål, indhold og undervisningsmetoder: En komparation af læreruddannelserne HSN, Drammen, VIA, Aarhus og HÍ, Reykjavík

• Main Author: Harryson, Hans
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: AU Library Scholarly Publishing Services 2018
• Subjects: læreruddannelse; de pædagogiske fag; den pædagogiske diskurs; pædagogik; pædagogisk psykologi; didaktik; Reykjavík
• Online Access: https://ebooks.au.dk/aul/catalog/book/282; https://doi.org/10.7146/aul.282.197

”The pedagogical discourse in teacher education – purpose, content and teaching methods. A comparative study of the teacher education in HSN, Drammen, VIA, Aarhus and HÍ, Reykjavík”This thesis explores the purpose of pedagogical courses (i.e. pedagogy and related fields) in teacher education degrees in the 2010s and how these courses contribute to develop both teacher competences and teaching competences.The thesis is a comparative analysis of three Nordic teacher education degrees, namelyThe teacher education degree at HSN, Drammen (NO)The teacher education degree at VIA, Aarhus (DK)The teacher education degree at HÍ, Reykjavík (IS)To gain an understanding of the role of the pedagogical courses at the three teacher education degrees, I have employedDocument analysisSemi-structured interviewsThe document analysis has covered both governmental documents (e.g. laws and executive orders) and institutional documents (e.g. curricula).The persons interviewed represent Educators of courses in pedagogyFinal year studentsGraduatesThough using two different research methods, I have employed cross-sectional data indexing. This means I have used the same set of indexing categories for both the document analysis and the interview analysis.In processing the data, I have used etic coding (or predetermined coding). The categories I have operated with in organising the data areTitles and size (in ECTS) of pedagogical coursesLearning outcomesThematic and theoretical contentTeaching methodsMethods of examinationPractical applicationPositioning – differences between pedagogical courses on one side and teaching subjects on the otherIn the thesis, pedagogical courses are seen as a unique discourse in teacher education degrees, in which the teaching profession is expressed in certain ways, and where attempts are made to prepare students in teacher education for their profession in different ways than in teaching subject courses and in practicums.In analysing the data, I use discourse analytic (DA) reading strategies. The reason for ...