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How is geography rendered visible as an object of concern in written lesson observation feedback?

Healy, G; Walshe, N; Dunphy, A; (2020) How is geography rendered visible as an object of concern in written lesson observation feedback? The Curriculum Journal , 31 (1) pp. 7-26. 10.1002/curj.1. Green open access

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Abstract

Whilst the significant role mentors play within ITE has been emphasised in English policy context, there appears to be limited consideration of subject‐specificity of mentoring practices within the literature. One key mechanism for trainee teacher development is written lesson observation feedback, but there is a concern that it is often generic in nature. In response to this, our research explores the ways in which geography teacher educators' curricular theorising is rendered visible through written lesson observation feedback. This paper reports on the interplay between teacher, student and content apparent within lesson observation feedback and the ways that geography teachers incorporate a focus upon a subject within their mentoring practices. The project, an interpretive case study, collected data through a lesson observation activity and whole‐group discussion. Results suggest that the interplay between teacher, student and content within written lesson observation feedback often draws on subject‐specific pedagogical approaches and stimulates mentor/trainee dialogue that has the potential to provoke wider curricular thinking around the ‘what and why’ of teaching. However, further research is needed to gain a contextualised understanding of mentoring practices, including the exploration of the role of mentors' own subject expertise, given the significance of this in guiding their professional practice.

Type: Article
Title: How is geography rendered visible as an object of concern in written lesson observation feedback?
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/curj.1
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1002/curj.1
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: initial teacher education, school geography, mentoring, subject knowledge, curricular theorising, lesson observation feedback
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10089644
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