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Methodologies of Mediation in Professional Learning

  • Offers a heuristic, conceptual framework for understanding the what for (theoretical roots), the how (processes and pedagogies), and the what (expected outcomes) of methodologies for the mediation of professional learning.
  • Presents a conceptual framework for analyzing methodologies of mediation, exposing a continuum of perspectives and practices for the methodologies, both separately and inclusively.
  • Suggests an approach that recognizes the uniqueness of both traditional and cutting edge methodologies as valuable complementary channels for mediating teachers' professional learning.

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Mediation in Professional Learning

    • Lily Orland-Barak, Ditza Maskit
    Pages 1-14
  3. Story as ‘The Telling of Experience’

    • Lily Orland-Barak, Ditza Maskit
    Pages 15-26
  4. Visuals as ‘Illustrations’ of Experience’

    • Lily Orland-Barak, Ditza Maskit
    Pages 27-36
  5. Cases as ‘Records of Experience’

    • Lily Orland-Barak, Ditza Maskit
    Pages 37-50
  6. Video as ‘Observing Experience’

    • Lily Orland-Barak, Ditza Maskit
    Pages 51-62
  7. Simulation as ‘Replicating Experience’

    • Lily Orland-Barak, Ditza Maskit
    Pages 63-74
  8. Portfolio as ‘Documenting Experience’

    • Lily Orland-Barak, Ditza Maskit
    Pages 75-90
  9. Lesson Study as ‘Systematic Analysis of Experience’

    • Lily Orland-Barak, Ditza Maskit
    Pages 91-103
  10. Action Research as ‘Systematic Investigation of Experience’

    • Lily Orland-Barak, Ditza Maskit
    Pages 105-119
  11. Putting It All Together

    • Lily Orland-Barak, Ditza Maskit
    Pages 137-149
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 151-167

About this book

This book critically explores the use of nine recognized methodologies  for the mediation of professional learning in the context of teacher education: The story, the visual text, the case, the video, the simulation, the portfolio, lesson study, action research, and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Drawing on  theories of mediation and professional learning, the book establishes connections between theoretical, empirical and practical-based aspects of each  of these methodologies. It consolidates a body of knowledge that offers a holistic portrayal of these methodologies in terms of their purposes (what for), processes (how), and outcomes (what), both distinctively and inclusively.

Each chapter offers four perspectives on each methodology (1) theoretical groundings of the genre (2) research-based evidence on methodologies-as-pedagogies for mediating teacher learning (3) mediation tasks for teacher education as reported in studies and (4) a synthesis of recurrent themes identified from selected books and articles, including a comprehensive list of publications organized by decades.  The last chapter presents  an integrative framework that conceptualizes connections and weak links across the different methodologies of mediation.  


Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

    Lily Orland-Barak

  • Gordon College of Education, Haifa, Israel

    Ditza Maskit

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