Teacher educators' funds of knowledge for the preparation of future teachers

Banegas, Darío Luis (2020) Teacher educators' funds of knowledge for the preparation of future teachers. RELC Journal, 53 (3). pp. 686-702. ISSN 1745-526X (https://doi.org/10.1177/0033688220973083)

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Abstract

The aim of this qualitative study is to examine the funds of knowledge that a group of teacher educators drew on as means of professional development and quality provision. The study was carried out with 13 teacher educators working at a pre-service English language teacher education (ELTE) programme in Argentina. Data were collected between 2014 and 2019 by means of interviews and an arts-based form instrument called significant circle. Findings show that the teacher educators deployed a wide range of individual-based as well as community-based funds of knowledge to enhance their knowledge of English language teaching and evidence-based practice. Based on the findings, a taxonomy is proposed to understand teacher educators’ funds of knowledge.