In this study, the author examined elementary school teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge
(PCK) in home economics lessons by comparing the knowledge base of novice teachers and that of
experienced teachers. PCK is one among the knowledge bases for teaching as proposed by L. Shulman.
First, the author defined PCK and teachers knowledge base by analyzing essential literature to conduct
empirical research based on L. Shuman’s proposition. Second, the author examined PCK in home
economics of four novice elementary teachers and three experienced elementary teachers by organizing
semi-constructed interviews.
From the results of the theoretical and empirical research, the author identified that PCK
is a complex knowledge based on teacher knowledge, and that experienced elementary teachers’
PCK may differ considerably both in quality and quantity from that of novice elementary teachers.
Therefore, experienced teachers can effectively teach in diverse contexts. The author believes that the
conceptualization of PCK can be a powerful tool for understanding home economics teaching in
elementary schools and be a useful point of view for reestablishing in-service teacher programs as well as
pre-service teacher programs.
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