Utilization of Scholarly Journal Articles in the Teaching and Learning of Teacher Education Courses

Abstract

The usage of scholarly journal articles in the academe is now gaining attention to cope with the ever dynamic and evolving teaching and learning processes. This paper explored how the teacher education faculty and students utilized scholarly journal articles in the teaching and learning of professional education courses. The study also determined the challenges in using these primary sources and documented ways of overcoming them. Using a narrative inquiry, a focus group discussion with six teacher education faculty and face-to-face interviews with six students was conducted in the College of Education of a state university in Northern Mindanao. Data gathered were analyzed through thematic narrative analysis. Emerging themes revealed that scholarly journal articles was utilized by exposing learners to varied writings, enriching course content and learning, exposing them to process learning, preparing learners for classroom engagement, guiding learners to produce outputs, and allowing learners to acquire updates. The inquiry reported challenges in terms of the capability of the learners, interest and perception of learners, and the journal itself and its contents. Documented ways of overcoming these challenges include time management, frequency of use, selection criteria, and checking the author's background.

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“…After the experts' review, the themes and narratives were presented back to the participants for feedback and confirmation. This move was patterned after the work of Gaylo et al (2020) for transparency and validity of the results.…”

Exploring the Academic Landscape: A Critical Analysis and Review of the Nepal Journal of Multidisciplinary Research [NJMR]

“…In the last half of the 20th century, digitalization transformed access and accelerated the rate of scholarly publication (Kraus, Jones, Kailer, Weinmann, Banegas, & Roig-Tierno, 2021). Journals are very important in education as they store reliable, peer-reviewed research and give researchers a way to share their results with others all over the world (Gaylo, Caingcoy, & Mugot, 2020). They make it easier for various individuals to share information, which leads to intelligent conversations and progress in many areas.…”