Health education teachers’ historical bodies : constructing teacher identity and teaching information evaluation |
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Author: | Tuula Nygård1; Hirvonen, Noora2; Räisänen, Sari3; |
Organizations: |
1Faculty of Education, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 2Information Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 3Faculty of Education, Oulu University Teacher Training School, University of Oulu,Oulu, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | accepted version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.7 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe202101202192 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Emerald,
2021
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Publish Date: | 2021-01-20 |
Description: |
AbstractPurpose: This article describes how Finnish health education teachers verbalise and construct their teacher identity based on their lifestyle, subject area and relationships with their students. Design/methodology/approach: Narrative interviews were conducted amongst eight secondary and upper secondary school teachers. The nexus analysis was used to analyse teachers’ methods of teaching students information-seeking, evaluation and critical thinking skills. Findings: The teachers’ historical bodies — their skills, interests, information-seeking habits and familiar sources — impacted the chosen teaching methods. The results indicate that teacher identity is constructed along different paths and is constantly performed and transformed in the classroom through interactions with students. Originality/value: The study illustrates the reconstruction of teacher identity through interaction in interviews. Teachers act as role models, information gatekeepers and trustees who guide students to choose credible health information sources. see all
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Series: |
Health education |
ISSN: | 0965-4283 |
ISSN-E: | 1758-714X |
ISSN-L: | 0965-4283 |
Volume: | 121 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 59 - 74 |
DOI: | 10.1108/HE-10-2020-0096 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1108/HE-10-2020-0096 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
516 Educational sciences |
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Funding: |
The study was funded by the Academy of Finland (Grant No. 299112) and Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation. |
Academy of Finland Grant Number: |
299112 |
Detailed Information: |
299112 (Academy of Finland Funding decision) |
Copyright information: |
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