The Purposes, Practices, and Professionalism of Teacher Reflectivity
Author: Jian Wang, Mistilina Sato, Jane McCarthy, Edward G. Pultorak, Nancy Fichtman Dana, Angela Webster-Smith, Ruth Chung Wei, Rebecca K. Fox, Walter S. Polka, Nancy P. Gallavan, Sunya T. Collier, Dean Cristol, Sandra Dean, Donna H. Foss, Eric Greenwald, Leah Herner-Patnode, James L. Hoffman, Fred A.J. Korthagen, Barbara Larrivee Hea-Jin Lee, Christie McIntyre, D.John McIntyre, Rejoyce Soukup Milam, Melissa Mosley, Lynn Paine, Linda Quinn, Jason Jude Smith, Anne Rath, Audra Roach, Katie Russell, Kelly Vaughn, C Stephen White, Rachel Wlodarksy, Diane Yendol-Hoppey, Martha Young
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Edition: 1
Published date: 2010
ISBN: 9781607097075
Very little information about the impact of reflection on teacher performance, teacher retention, and student learning is available in teacher preparation programs. This book provides practical and research-based chapters that offer greater clarity about the particular kinds of reflection that matter and avoids talking about teacher reflection generically, which implies that all kinds of reflection are of equal value. This book addresses five very pertinent concepts: (1) teacher reflectivity in theory and research, (2) teacher reflectivity in teacher education programs, (3) teacher reflectivity with teacher candidates, (4) teacher reflectivity in schools and classrooms, and (5) teacher reflectivity and international perspectives.