“…but, it’s really grown on me, Storyline, as practical as it has been’: A critical inquiry of student teachers’ experiences of The Scottish Storyline Approach in teacher education

Abstract

Through qualitative interviews and self-administrated online surveys, this study critically examines how 104 first-year student teachers experience The Scottish Storyline Approach, a cross-curricular approach to teaching and learning. Framed by Dewey's (2005) concept of experience, The Storyline Approach is discussed as a possible didactic tool for making teaching and learning meaningful. Although not all students experience Storyline as positive, this study finds that the majority of the students report Storyline as relevant for their future profession.