Revisiting the conceptualisation of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) : PCK as a conceptual tool to understand teachers as professionals

• Published in: Research in science education (Australasian Science Education Research Association) Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 261 - 284
• Main Authors: Park, Soonhye, Oliver, J. Steve
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.05.2008; Springer
• Subjects: Case Studies; Chemistry; Constructivism (Learning); Education; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Knowledge level; Misconceptions; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Professionalism; Reflective practice; Reflective Teaching; Research Methodology; Science Education; Science teachers; Science teaching; Secondary education; Secondary school science; Secondary school teachers; Social constructivism; Student teacher relationship; Teacher characteristics; Teacher Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Teaching process; United States; Pedagogical content knowledge; Knowledge for teaching; Knowledge of student understanding; Reflection in/on action; Teacher professionalism; Teacher efficacy
• ISSN: 0157-244X; 1573-1898
• DOI: 10.1007/s11165-007-9049-6

The purpose of this study was to rethink the conceptualisation of pedagogical content knowledge based on the authors' descriptive research findings and to show how this new conceptualisation held us to understand teachers as professionals. This study was a multiple case study grounded in a soci...