Looking at Cooperative Learning through the Eyes of Public…从公众的角度看合作学习.pdfVIP

Looking at Cooperative Learning through the Eyes of Public Schools Teachers Participating... Looking at Cooperative Learning through the Eyes of Public Schools Teachers Participating in a Teacher Development Program* Una mirada al trabajo cooperativo desde la perspectiva de los profesores de colegios públicos que participan en un programa de desarrollo profesional María Eugenia López Hurtado** Universidades La Salle, Nacional de Colombia Javeriana John Jairo Viáfara González *** Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia An exploration of in-service public schools teachers’ implementation of cooperative learning forms the basis of this article. By means of a qualitative approach to research, two tutors in a teacher development program have studied how a group of English teachers set the conditions to create a cooperative learning environment in their classes. Additionally, they reveal the perceptions that these educators have of themselves as initiators who guide their students in this pedagogical experience. The analysis of information collected provides views about the role that teachers assumed and their concerns when organizing their classroom in order to experience cooperative work. Furt