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ERIC ED449120: Reflective Practice and Professional Development. ER... |
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Reflective practice can be beneficial to preservice and |
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inservice teacher professional development. This digest |
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reviews the concept, levels, techniques for, and benefits |
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of reflective practice. Donald Schon introduced the |
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concept in 1987, and since then, many schools, colleges, |
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and departments of education have begun designing teacher |
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education and professional development programs based on |
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this concept. Reflective practice has been defined in |
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terms of action research. Coaching and peer involvement |
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are two aspects of reflective practice seen most often at |
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the preservice level. At the inservice level, critical |
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reflection upon experience and serving as a coach or |
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mentor to peers are effective techniques for professional |
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development. There are many successful techniques for |
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investing teaching practice with reflection. These |
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include action research and portfolio development. The |
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primary benefits of reflective practice for teachers is a |
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deeper understanding of their own teaching style, and |
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ultimately, greater effectiveness as teachers. Other |
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specific benefits include the validation of a teacher's |
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ideals, beneficial challenges to tradition, and respect |
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for diversity in applying theory to classroom practice. |
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(Contains 17 references.) (SM) |
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Date Published: 2016-01-06 12:46:53 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED449120 |
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Item Size: 4779067 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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ERIC Archive; Action Research; Elemen... |
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