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Introduction to Education Studiesp
Discuss the reasons why you think that Education Studies is a relevant field of study for anyone wishing to become a teacher.
For many centuries, teaching has evolved to become a science rather than a practice. It is safe to argue that both teachers and students have changed their approach towards education in order to optimize their potential and efficiency (Mellado 1998).
These adaptations can be partly attributed to the demands from the economically driven society, which do not necessarily believe in traditional approaches to teaching and learning. In fact, the demands from the market driven society is such that products of education do not necessarily gain recognition unless the products are compatible with the demands of the market (Olssen et al 2005).
At the same time, education has become an industry of its own, which strives on novelty and innovation rather than adherence to tradition (Tooley 2005). This meaning, the role of the teacher has changed from being a person who passes his or her knowledge and skills to students to now being a much less clear cut role of being a moderator and a facilitator of learning. However, being just a moderator or a facilitator does not fulfill the demands from the society for teachers and therefore teachers need to equip themselves with the necessary skills other than teaching, to help them become efficient and effective by modern day standards. Undertaking education studies is thought to be one method of harnessing these tools.
In modern day society, many believe that any research outcome would be enough to consider it as acceptable and at times to believe it as nothing but the truth (Davies 1999). However, given the market forces in place, research undertaken by many including educationists are not scientifically rigorous enough or unbiased towards one aspect of the research process. A common encounter of such scientifically questionable research findings are the ones
Introduction to Education Studiesp
Discuss the reasons why you think that Education Studies is a relevant field of study for anyone wishing to become a teacher.
For many centuries, teaching has evolved to become a science rather than a practice. It is safe to argue that both teachers and students have changed their approach towards education in order to optimize their potential and efficiency (Mellado 1998).
These adaptations can be partly attributed to the demands from the economically driven society, which do not necessarily believe in traditional approaches to teaching and learning. In fact, the demands from the market driven society is such that products of education do not necessarily gain recognition unless the products are compatible with the demands of the market (Olssen et al 2005).
At the same time, education has become an industry of its own, which strives on novelty and innovation rather than adherence to tradition (Tooley 2005). This meaning, the role of the teacher has changed from being a person who passes his or her knowledge and skills to students to now being a much less clear cut role of being a moderator and a facilitator of learning. However, being just a moderator or a facilitator does not fulfill the demands from the society for teachers and therefore teachers need to equip themselves with the necessary skills other than teaching, to help them become efficient and effective by modern day standards. Undertaking education studies is thought to be one method of harnessing these tools.
In modern day society, many believe that any research outcome would be enough to consider it as acceptable and at times to believe it as nothing but the truth (Davies 1999). However, given the market forces in place, research undertaken by many including educationists are not scientifically rigorous enough or unbiased towards one aspect of the research process. A common encounter of such scientifically questionable research findings are the ones
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