英文摘要 |
This paper aims to investigate the relationship between narrative inquiry and teacher development. Traditionally, teacher has relied heavily on learning theoretical knowledge, while neglecting the importance of practice. That brings the effectiveness of teacher professional development into question. Accordingly, this paper tries to interpret teacher’s learning based on literature analysis, then to clarify the meaning and characteristics of narrative inquiry and its relation to the promotion of teacher’s professional development. Narrative analysis brings to light the many facets of the knowledge of life experience of teacher who is the cultural tool of inter-subjectivity of dialogue. It stimulates teacher’s consciousness making him or her aware of one’s “intelligibility” and “reflection”. Finally, from the aspects of narrative inquiry, such as situating in context, inter-dialogue and practice in action, this paper suggests three methods to promote teachers’ learning and professional development: Managing classroom self-insight and narrative inquiry, seeking narrative partners, and building inter-subjectivity dialogue through teaching practice to reconstruct an effective teacher professional knowledge system. |