critical reflection in teacher education

Critical reflection involves reflective thinking. Reflective thinking is a multifaceted pro-cess. It is an analysis of classroom events and circumstances. By virtue of its com-plexity, the task of teaching requires con-stant and continual classroom observa-tion, evaluation, and subsequent action.

The majority of the teacher candidates in my methods classes come from a background that is different from the primarily African American students at my professional development school. Because these teacher candidates continue to be predominantly White middle-class females, the gap between their cultural comfort zone and their students' cultural backgrounds is likely to continue.

The notion, for example, that twenty-first century learning enhances reflective practice is significant, arguably because the disposition and ability to be critically reflective suggests precisely such flourishing. And, while the emphasis in this article is on teachers, they are role models to students of the critically reflective life.

Critical Reflection. Critical reflection is a "meaning-making process" that helps us set goals, use what we've learned in the past to inform future action and consider the real-life implications of our thinking. It is the link between thinking and doing, and at its best, it can be transformative (Dewey, 1916/1944; Schön, 1983; Rodgers ...

Abstract. Smyth provides background informa tion on the emergence of reflectivity as a conceptual thrust in teacher education. He also discusses some of the impedi ments to empowerment that teachers and teacher educators confront as they attempt to implement critical reflection in their curricula. Smyth concludes that if teachers (and teacher ...

Teacher critical reflection (TCR) is a considered and observant approach to look deeply and purposefully at teaching practice to resolve an issue, idea, or to challenge practice (Sullivan et al., 2016).This form of reflection involves developing an understanding of the ways in which practice aligns with beliefs, how the role of power is acknowledged, and the value teachers place on shared ...

Critical reflection and reflective practice. The notion of reflection as having a critical role in teacher improvement can be traced back to Schön (1983), as his phrase "reflective practitioner" became popularized in teacher education. For the purposes of this study, we follow the example of Russell (2018) in understanding reflective ...

Critical reflection writing in teacher education programmes is often undertaken without appropriate learning support despite the contribution it makes to informing meaningful changes in the early stages of their teaching careers. Students' attempts at writing critical reflections often lack discursive depth when connecting theory to practice.

Thus, reflective practice is critical to the professional practice (Schön, 1992), learning (Kolb, 1984), and metacognitive development (Vos, 2001) of both in-service and pre-service teachers. ...

Some parting thoughts. The articles in this special issue paint a messier picture than reflection in and on action- perhaps reflecting before and beyond (Edwards, Citation 2017), on futures and in groups, not individuals.They all call for what Kim and Kim term "epistemological diversity" in teacher education, the opening of the curriculum to incorporate critical and post theories that ...

Abstract. Reflection is claimed as a goal in many teacher preparation programs, but its definition and how it might be fostered in student teachers are problematic issues. In this article, a report is provided of a review of literature on reflection, in particular focusing on strategies which assist its development in preservice programs.

Discusses the role critical reflection plays in approaches to teacher education. A literature review describes definitions, strategies to promote reflection, and barriers which hinder the achievement of reflective approaches. Results of a study of the impact of strategies designed to foster reflection, conducted among teacher education students, showed that a strategy of significance in ...

Published in The Australian Educational… 4 April 2023. Education. This Meta-Aggregative (MA) Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (QES) identified, investigated, and critically appraised examples of 'quality' Teacher Critical Reflection (TCR) in recent peer-reviewed research. The key question guiding the synthesis of literature was, How is ...

The Role of Critical Reflection in Teacher Education. Hibajene M. Shandomo. Published 2010. Education. The majority of the teacher candidates in my methods classes come from a background that is different from the primarily African American students at my professional development school. Because these teacher candidates continue to be ...

This study contributes to the field of critical reflection in teacher education by emphasizing an analysis of power, using Patricia Hill Collins' matrices of power to understand the complexities of systemic injustices and identify potential solutions. The authors conducted an analysis of students' critical reflections, which were completed ...

Very often critical reflection is concerned with how individuals consciously consider their actions from within wider historical, ... " The evolution of reflective teaching and teacher education," in Encouraging reflective practice in education. ed. Pugach M. (New York: Teachers College Press; ), 3-19. [Google Scholar]

Critical incidents foster critical reflection (under the depth- and content-based models) even in novice teachers (Pultorak, 1996; Griffin, 2003). It is because of the difficulty and uncertainty posed by critical incidents that they are widely promoted as an invaluable aspect of reflective practices in education.

The Reflective Assignment: Unlocking preservice teachers' prior beliefs. RELC Journal, 30, 2, 1-17. This paper describes how one teacher educator encouraged pre-service teachers to articulate their prior beliefs about teaching grammar and how this impacted their future teaching decisions. Farrell, T.S.C. (2008).

Explicitly teaching critical reflection is a logical step towards students being able to recognise and negotiate complex ethical and professional issues. ... In the context of education, critical ...

Peer assessment is one of the approaches to develop self-regulation of learning. When evaluating the work of peers, metacognitive strategies of critical reflection are employed. They improve their own learning especially if evaluative feedback and/or suggestions for modification are provided. The aim of this systematic review is to learn how technology can facilitate self-regulation of ...

Critical reflection is not a panacea for the current challenges of HE amid a turbulent political climate - indeed HE is far from being at the centre of meaningful change (Rohrer Citation 2018) - yet as a teaching tool it continues to hold relevance for social justice-orientated education. Reflective processes allow students to develop ...

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Current Issues in Education (CIE; ISSN 1099-839X) is an open access, peer-reviewed academic education journal produced by doctoral students at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College of Arizona State University. The journal's mission is to advance scholarly thought by publishing articles that promote dialogue, research, practice, and policy, and ...

Data included written reflections by teachers throughout the course, online survey responses, and individual interviews. Through analyzing teachers' critical reflections, this study uncovers how the notions of home are institutionalized and how the conventional notions of home in the curriculum can neglect children experiencing homelessness.