Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2019
Capstone Advisor
Sharon Dotger
Honors Reader
Jill Christian-Lynch
Capstone Major
Teaching and Leadership
Capstone College
Education
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Professional
Subject Categories
Education
Abstract
This thesis is an auto-ethnography that examines how field experiences in diverse classrooms can grow and deepen a pre-service teacher's understanding of complex pedagogical ideas. It examines how experiences changed the subject’s view on the role of classroom culture in classroom management, and how the intersection of those two important aspects of teaching can increase positive classroom space. Also examined are the similarities and differences between hands-on learning and inquiry-based learning, as well as how using those together results in greater understanding, deeper comprehension, and a higher level of enjoyment in the students. Lastly, this auto-ethnography shows how interacting with students on many different levels can increase ones understanding of students and of the relationships between students, their peers, and their teachers. The purpose of this reflective auto-ethnography is to show how a teacher preparation program can enhance and deepen the understanding of a pre-service teacher, as well as to explore the different facets of important pedagogical ideas.
Recommended Citation
Evans, Nicole, "An Auto-Ethnographical View of the Growth in a Pre-Service Teacher" (2019). Honors Capstone Projects - All. 1081.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/1081
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