Taking in the New: Some Considerations on the Relations between the Reform of Teacher Education and Teachers' Conceptions of Learning and Teaching ...
Taking in the New: Some Considerations on the Relations between the Reform of Teacher Education and Teachers' Conceptions of Learning and Teaching ...

Summary/Abstract: In current reformist views in education, a change in the conception and approaches to the teaching activity is proclaimed almost ubiquitously. The changes required focus on promoting learning and student-centered activities in the classroom, whereas responsiveness and flexibility become the main features of the new teaching approaches. In this paper an exploration of the relations between the reformist views on education and teachers beliefs on classroom based teaching and learning is proposed. The research presented in this paper aiming at exploring the relations between reformist ideas and teachers' conceptions of learning situated in the school was set up as a survey. One hundred and fifty beginning and experienced teachers in the Romanian secondary education were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their beliefs about teaching and learning. Data was analyzed in relation to aspects of the policies and practices in initial teacher education relevant to the current reform in the Romanian system of education.

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