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Teaching is complex work and like Garry Hoban (above), many teachers come to find that their initial simplistic views of teaching are confronted when the intricacies of their work become clearer over time. Through this process, whereby a growing understanding of teaching begins to emerge largely as a result of learning through experience, a new appreciation of one’s skills and abilities compels some to move beyond the simple delivery of information.
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Loughran, J., Berry, A., Mulhall, P. (2012). Teaching. In: Loughran, J., Berry, A., Mulhall, P. (eds) Understanding and Developing Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Professional Learning, vol 12. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-821-6_1
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