The purpose of the study was to uncover the kinds of teacher image held by researchers and practitioners in ISD. The study examined not only current images but also past images since the process of image formation is cumulative. And also, since images might have changed over time, it was considered worthwhile to situate them in the context of the development of the ISD discipline and previous attempts to introduce ISD into schools. Through illuminating the images held in ISD, this study described one aspect of the ISD culture that has produced these images and conceptulization. / Qualitative content analysis utilizing the constant comparison method was selected as a research approach. This approach allows a researcher to explore and discover attributes or images of a particular point of interest held by a particular field that are reflected in the literature. Five leading professional journals were selected as a target of the study. The target period was from the year of 1960 to the most current (1991). Findings in the texts (images of teachers) were described in relation with their relevant context (assumptions of the authors or the field). / The findings of the study revealed a variety of teacher images, which was categorized into two distinct groups. One of them, shared by most of the articles was named traditionalists, while the other, which emerged recently was called post-traditionalists. The teacher images held in two groups were discussed with their conception of teaching and learning, epistemology, and approaches of innovation. This study suggests that continuing dialogues between researchers in the two groups (sub-cultures) bring the ISD field further progress and better implementation of ISD in schools. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-11, Section: A, page: 3881. / Major Professor: John M. Keller. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76793 |
| Contributors | Taguchi, Mina., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 186 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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