Teacher Education Scholarship

Faculty members in the teacher education program engage in scholarly work that enhances their ability to teach, to mentor students, to engage in discourse with a wider community of scholars, and to promote their own intellectual development. Scholarly activities are balanced by teaching and service.  

In harmony with the Elon Teacher-Scholar document, we define scholarship as "... a creative process of inquiry and exploration that adds to the knowledge or appreciation of the discipline. It is the serious exercise of what is being taught in the education of students - clear goal setting, adequate preparation, intense inquiry and critical reflection."

In addition, we in teacher education recognize and value the collaborative nature of our profession. This is reflected in scholarship that includes work done in conjunction with colleagues from public schools, undergraduate and graduate students, and colleagues from Elon as well as other institutions and organizations. 

The examples of scholarship included here are not inclusive of all faculty scholarship in teacher education, but instead represent samples of scholarship that involve partnerships with the larger community.