Reflective Teaching
An Introduction
By Kenneth M. Zeichner, Kenneth M. Zeichner, Daniel P. Liston, Daniel P. Liston
Published August 1st 1996 by Routledge – 112 pages
Series: Reflective Teaching and the Social Conditions of Schooling Series
Description
This volume outlines the assumptions and beliefs that distinguish the concept of the reflective teacher from the view of the teacher as passive and a mere technician -- a view that teacher education programs and schools have historically promoted. The authors demonstrate how various conceptions of reflective teaching differ from one another. They believe that it is only through teachers' reflections on their own teaching that they become more skilled, more capable, and in general better teachers.
This is the first volume in the "Reflective Teaching and the Social Conditions of Schooling" series. The major goal of both this book and of all of the volumes to follow in this series is to help teachers explore and define their own positions with regard to the topics and issues at hand within the context of the aims of education in a democratic society.
Reviews
"Essentially anchored in John Dewey's and Donald Schon's views of reflective thinking, Zeichner and Liston's conceptualization of a reflective practitioner involves persistent and simultaneous efforts to improve individual practice and the social conditions of schooling….This is an exemplary text for encouraging rigorous and invigorating class discussions on the vocation of teaching and teaching practice. The scholarship and writing are of the highest quality and accessible to education students and teacher educators alike."
—Walter J. Ullrich
St. Cloud State University
"Reflective Teaching: An Introduction provides a summary of the reflective teaching literature [and] the practices associated with reflective teaching that is unique in the field….Its strengths are the clear, lucid prose; ample illustrations and examples; connection of theoretical debates and classroom practices and choices; inclusion of multiple perspectives; and distinctiveness of purpose."
—Landon E. Beyer
Indiana University
Contents
Contents: Series Preface. Preface. Understanding Reflective Teaching. Historical Roots of Reflective Teaching. Teachers' Practical Theories. Depicting and Connecting Teachers' Theories and Practices: The Stuff of Reflection. Traditions of Reflective Teaching. Further Exploring the Traditions.
Name: Reflective Teaching: An Introduction (Paperback) – Routledge
Description: By Kenneth M. Zeichner, Kenneth M. Zeichner, Daniel P. Liston, Daniel P. Liston. This volume outlines the assumptions and beliefs that distinguish the concept of the reflective teacher from the view of the teacher as passive and a mere technician -- a view that teacher education programs and schools have historically promoted. The...
Categories: Primary/Elementary Education, Sociology of Education, Teachers & Teacher Education