Rv. Bullough et Dk. Stokes, ANALYZING PERSONAL TEACHING METAPHORS IN PRESERVICE TEACHER-EDUCATIONAS A MEANS FOR ENCOURAGING PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT, American educational research journal, 31(1), 1994, pp. 197-224
Using data drawn from 22 students enrolled in a year-long teacher cert
ification program, the authors explore the analysis of personal teachi
ng metaphors as a means for facilitating the professional development
of beginning teachers. Strengths and weaknesses of the approach are id
entified, and implications for the practice of teacher education discu
ssed.