In this paper, the idea of teaching as consummatory experience is discussed in the context of the American educational thinker John Deweys later works, especially, Art as Experience. A phenomenological analysis of a narrative provided by a literacy education teacher is used to explore the meaning of Deweyan concept of consummatory experience and its relevance to teacher education.
Key words: John Dewey, phenomenological research, teacher education, narrative analysis, consummatory experience
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