TED: A Study of an Autobiographical Inquiry to Support Teacher Candidates Professional Identity

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Short Description

This study aims to discover pre-service teachers’ conceptualization of teaching through autobiographical inquiry. First, I designed a series of creative drama sessions in order to reveal pre-service teachers’ thoughts, beliefs, and emotions about teaching profession. And then, these sessions were carried out with the participation of 18 teacher candidates. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis resulted in a significant difference between pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward teaching profession before and after the drama sessions.

Author

• Derya KICI, University of Toronto