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Towards a learning community : understanding teachers’ mental models to support their professional development and learning (2021)
Tarnanen, M., Kostiainen, E., Kaukonen, V., Martin, A., & Toikka, T. (2021). Towards a learning community : understanding teachers’ mental models to support their professional development and learning. Professional Development in Education, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2021.1959383
JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat
Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Tarnanen, Mirja; Kostiainen, Emma; Kaukonen, Vili; Martin, Anne; Toikka, Teppo
Lehti tai sarja: Professional Development in Education
ISSN: 1941-5257
eISSN: 1941-5265
Julkaisuvuosi: 2021
Ilmestymispäivä: 27.07.2021
Volyymi: Early online
Kustantaja: Routledge, Taylor & Francis
Julkaisumaa: Britannia
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2021.1959383
Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla
Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Osittain avoin julkaisukanava
Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/77229
Tiivistelmä
Amidst societal, demographic and educational changes, teachers are expected to engage in professional development and learning (PDL) throughout their careers. This study explores school teachers’ mental models about their work in the framework of Senge’s learning organisation, aiming to support their PDL during curriculum reform and organisational changes. The study’s data comprise 41 semi-structured interviews with each teacher in one school community. These interviews were analysed using qualitative, data-driven yet theory-informed content analysis. In the first analysis phase, fragments of mental models concerning teachers’ work and their school community were explored. These fragments included themes such as school rules, principal’s role and working with colleagues. The findings show that the teachers’ mental models regarding their work and school community can be characterised as contradictory and even opposite. In the second phase, these fragments were brought together to form a systemic, holistic picture of the school community, consisting of mental models on system management, teaching community, classroom, students and leadership. Finally, the teachers’ mental models are discussed vis-à-vis their importance in individually and socially supporting teachers’ PDL when the school community is undergoing diverse changes.
YSO-asiasanat: opettajat; oppiminen; ammatillinen kehitys; kehittäminen; osaamisen kehittäminen; täydennyskoulutus; muutos; yhteiskunnallinen muutos; kouluyhteisö; oppiva organisaatio; systeemiajattelu; mentaaliset ominaisuudet
Vapaat asiasanat: professional development and learning; systems thinking; mental models; school community
Liittyvät organisaatiot
Hankkeet, joissa julkaisu on tehty
- Uutta luova asiantuntijuus - opettajien perus- ja täydennyskoulutusta siltaamassa
- Tarnanen, Mirja
- Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Raportointivuosi: 2022
JUFO-taso: 1