A completed research and development work project in school: The teachers’ learning and possibilities, premises and challenges for further development

May Britt Postholm

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 27, No. 3 (April 2011) pp. 560–568

The article is based on a follow-up study of a research and development work project with school leaders and teachers conducted in a Norwegian lower secondary school. The purpose is to present an understanding of what the practitioners find they...

Language: English

Teachers developing practice: Reflection as key activity

May Britt Postholm

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 24, No. 7 (October 2008) pp. 1717–1728

The article is based on a research and development project conducted in a Norwegian lower secondary school. The purpose of the text is to show how a project involving a researcher and a teacher team encourages the teachers to reflect on teaching...

Language: English

The Teacher's Role When Pupils Work on Task Using ICT in Project Work

May Britt Postholm

Educational Research Vol. 48, No. 2 (June 2006) pp. 155–175

Background: ICT (information and communication technology) and project work are challenging issues for many teachers to deal with in the classroom. For years there were predictions that teachers, textbooks and even schools would be replaced by new...

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using ICT as a Mediating Artefact in Classrooms Compared to Alternative Tools

May Britt Postholm

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice Vol. 13, No. 6 (December 2007) pp. 587–599

This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using information and communication technology (ICT) as a mediating artefact in the classroom compared to alternative tools with illustrations from a qualitative classroom study. The aim of...

The start-up phase in a research and development work project: A foundation for development

May Britt Postholm

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 24, No. 3 (April 2008) pp. 575–584

The article is based on a research and development work project (R&D project) conducted in a Norwegian lower secondary school. The purpose of the text is to describe the researchers’ and teachers’ roles during the initial phase of such a project,...

Language: English

The Need for Structure and Guidance When ICT Is Used in Project Work

May Britt Postholm; Tove Pettersson; Sigrun Gudmundsdottir; Annlaug Flem

Mind, Culture, and Activity Vol. 11, No. 3 (2004) pp. 178–200

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be integrated in the classroom processes in different ways. This study reveals ICT, as a mediating artefact in project work can contribute to the learning processes in the classroom. When ICT is...

The classroom as a stage and the teacher's role

Tove Pettersson; “Tina”; May Britt Postholm; Annlaug Flem; Sigrun Gudmundsdottir

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 20, No. 6 (August 2004) pp. 589–605

Teaching is a profession in which teachers are accustomed to being in the spotlight. In this paper we meet “Tina”11Tina: “Berge” School, Trondheim Municipal School District, Norway.—a newly employed teacher at a Norwegian public junior high school...

Language: English