Giving Teachers Back to Education: Virtuoso Teacher

Ozyurek, Emrah

Abstract

The imperative role teachers play in providing quality education that enables individuals to function effectively cannot be stressed enough. In this regard, the teacher’s individual characteristics—his personal philosophies, subject matter knowledge (SMK), educationally appropriate judgement, practical wisdom, notions of pedagogical performance, ethics, morals and aesthetics—inexorably come into play in the transmitting of knowledge, as well as in the teacher’s acting as a virtuoso. This study, therefore, seeks to articulate the concept of “virtuosity” in teaching, examining in particular the ways in which a virtuosic teacher comes into being. The most qualified teachers are those capable of amalgamating knowledge and expertise with practical wisdom, educationally appropriate judgement, performance, ethics, morals and dialogue, all of which, I argue, contribute to the making of virtuoso teachers.

Citation

Ozyurek, E. (2019). Giving Teachers Back to Education: Virtuoso Teacher. In X. Shao, & E. Dobson (Eds.), Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2018 (151-163)

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: Imagining Better Education
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 15, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 15, 2019
• Pages: 151-163
• Series Title: Imagining Better Education
• Book Title: Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2018.
• ISBN: 9780907552154
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1142514
• Publisher URL: https://www.dur.ac.uk/education/