Contextual Influences in TP(A)CK Research: Bronfenbrenner and Beyond

Authors

Judi Harris, William & Mary - School of EducationFollow
Ting Huang, William & Mary - School of EducationFollow

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Document Type

Book Chapter

Department/Program

Education

Publication Date

2024

Book Title

Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2023

Publisher

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

Editor

David C. Gibson, Marilyn N. Ochoa, Yi Jin

First Page

73

Last Page

83

Abstract

This critical review examines the past 15 years of scholarship about contextual influences in TP(A)CK to better understand its theoretical bases. While Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory is usually applied in this work, either implicitly or explicitly, its articulation is most often incomplete and/or inaccurate, with some confusion evident about the nature and foci of multiple, intersecting systems of contextual influences. We argue for a more comprehensive way to theorize context in future TP(A)CK research, using Bronfenbrenner’s systemic explanations of the complex and interdependent aspects of contextual influences and actors. We also recommend additional focus upon indirect, intersectional and sociocultural influences upon teachers’ TP(A)CK-based knowledge and action.

Publication Statement

Copyright by AACE. Reprinted from with permission of AACE (https://aace.org).

Recommended Citation

Harris, J., & Huang, T. (2023). Contextual influences in TP(A)CK research: Bronfenbrenner and beyond. In D. C. Gibson, M. N. Ochoa & Y. Jin (Eds.), Research highlights in technology and teacher education 2023 (pp. 73-83). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://learntechlib.org/p/223858/