Research Thinking for Responsive Teaching: Research Skill Development with In-service and Preservice Educators

This book examines the facilitation of pre-service and in-service educators' research thinking to equip them to respond to the uncertainties of the 21st century and prepare their students. It showcases diverse strategies using the Research Skill Development (RSD) framework, provides an explicit scaffolded approach, and extends knowledge of the Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching (MELT) framework. It also addresses social media for learning, digital literacy, education research as cultural work, and formations of communities of practice. The RSD framework is used as a shared conceptual framework across chapters, emphasizing the overlaps between learning areas and interdisciplinary work.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 140 pages
Publication date: 26 January 2024
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive open-access book delves into the facilitation of pre-service and in-service educators' research thinking, equipping them to navigate the evolving uncertainties of the 21st century and effectively prepare their students. It addresses several key areas, including:
• Articulating the contemporary need for research thinking across teacher education.
• Showcase diverse yet conceptually connected strategies that employ the Research Skill Development (RSD) framework.
• Providing an explicit scaffolded approach.
• Extending knowledge of the Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching (MELT) conceptual framework.

Furthermore, this book delves into contemporary topics such as social media for learning, digital literacy, education research as cultural work, and the formations of communities of practice. These topics are interwoven with cross-cutting themes of scaffolded development and formative assessment of research skills. It emphasizes that research thinking is not only crucial for preservice teachers (PSTs), in-service teachers (I-STs), and university educators but also serves as a model for them in scaffolding the research thinking of their students.

The book's utilization of the RSD, as a shared conceptual framework across chapters, highlights the overlaps between ways of thinking in various learning areas where education takes place, while simultaneously respecting the differences. Similarly, the interdisciplinary nature of education is informed by the RSD conceptual framework as applied in diverse disciplines. Together, this use of RSD fosters a strong sense of interconnectedness among PSTs, I-STs, and university educators.

This open-access book offers valuable insights and practical strategies for educators seeking to enhance their research thinking and contribute to the betterment of education.

Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789819966783
Edition number: 1st ed. 2024