?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Secondary+teachers'+conceptions+of+the+out-of-class+experience&rft.creator=Hearder%2C+Lee-Ann&rft.subject=School+field+trips&rft.subject=Education%2C+Secondary&rft.subject=thesis&rft.subject=masters&rft.description=Teachers+have+used+the+out-of-class+experience+for+many+years+and+in+many+different+ways+and+this+may+pose+a+question.+How+do+teachers%2C+who+utilise+the+out-of-class+experience+as+a+teaching+strategy+view+the+experience%3F+DO+they+have+broad+or+narrow+conceptions+and+do+teachers+of+various+curriculum+areas+and+teaching+philosophies+conceive+of+the+out-of-class+experience+in+differing+ways%3F+Whilst+research+studies+have+demonstrated+the+various+impacts+and%0D%0Avalue+of+out-of-class+expe1iences+little+research+has+been+conducted+to+investigate+teachers'+conceptions+of+the+nature+and+purpose+of+such+activities.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+purpose+of+this+study+was+to+identify+the+varying+conceptions+of+the+nature+of+out-of-class+experiences+possessed+by+teachers+who+regularly+undertake+such%0D%0Astrategies+within+their+teaching+of+geography+and+science+at+both+junior+and+senior+secondary+levels.+The+research+question+can+be+expressed+as+'What+conceptions+of+the+out-of-class+experience+do+secondary+teachers+hold%3F'%0D%0A%0D%0AAn+understanding+of+teacher's+conceptions+of+the+out-of-class+experience+holds+implications+for+teachers%2C+teacher+educators+and+educational+researchers+alike.+Conducting+out-of-class+experiences+requires+different+skills+to+classroom+based+teaching+and+therefore+needs+different+emphasis+in+pre+and+in-service+teacher+education.+In+conducting+effective+pre+and+in-service+teacher+education%2C+student%0D%0Ateachers+hold+certain+conceptions+which+the+teacher+educator+attempts+to+change%2C+modify+or+replace.+It+is+therefore+advantageous+to+have+some+form+of+description+of+conceptions+available+to+the+instructor.%0D%0A%0D%0ATeachers+conducting+out-of-class+experiences+need+to+understand+the+experience+in+order+to+conduct+those+that+are+both+worthwhile+and+valuable.+Therefore+any+study+that+adds+to+the+body+of+knowledge+that+exists+concerning%0D%0Athe+out-of-class+experience+will+be+valuable.+Any+further+research+would+benefit+from+the+researchers+understanding+the+underlying+assumptions+and+biases+of+practising+teachers.+In+this+area+this+research+is+of+value.%0D%0A%0D%0AA+qualitative+design+was+used+and+a+phenomenographic+approach+adopted.+Phenomenography+is+a+research+method+used+to+map+the+'qualitatively+different+ways+in+which+people+experience+or+think+about+various+phenomenon'+(Marton%2C%0D%0A1986%3A+3+1+).+The+subjects+were+interviewed+individually+and+the+transcripts+analysed.+The+result+of+this+research+is+the+compilation+of+categories+of+descriptions+(including+a+label%2C+description+and+illustrative+quotes+from+individual+interview+transcripts)+and+an+outcome+space+(graphic+illustration+of+the+relationships+or+structural+linkages+between+the+various+categories+of+description).%0D%0A%0D%0AIt+was+found+that+secondary+teachers+appear+to+view+the+out-of-class+experience+in+six+qualitatively+different+ways.+The+six+ways+in+which+teachers+view+the%0D%0Aout-of-class+experiences+are%3A%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+as+an+educational+activity+beyond+the+regular+classroom%2C%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+as+an+adjunct+to+learning%2C%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+as+an+essential+educational+component%2C%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+as+a+discipline+risk%2C%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+as+an+administrative+exercise+and%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+as+a+type+of+teaching%2Flearning+experience.%0D%0AThe+conceptions+tend+to+fall+into+one+of+two+distinct+approaches+to+the+out-ofclass%0D%0Aexpe1ience.+These+are+student+centred+and+teacher+centred.%0D%0AWhen+reviewing+the+literature+concerning+the+area+of+out-of-class+experiences%0D%0Ain+light+of+the+conceptions+found+in+this+study%2C+it+is+possible+to+associate+the%0D%0Aconceptions+found+in+this+study%2C+it+is+possible+to+associate+the+conceptions+held%0D%0Aby+the+researchers+and+authors+with+one+or+more+of+the+six+conceptions%0D%0Aoutlined.+It+was+found+that+the+literature+covered+a+naITow+field+of+views.%0D%0AAlthough+much+has+been+written+there+are+still+large+gaps+in+our+knowledge+and%2C%0D%0Aunderstanding+and+fmiher+diverse+research+is+needed+to+fill+these+voids.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=1994-07&rft.type=Thesis&rft.relation=Hearder%2C+Lee-Ann+(1994)+Secondary+teachers'+conceptions+of+the+out-of-class+experience.+Masters+by+Research+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F36495%2F&rft.rights=1994+Lee-Ann+Hearder