Identifies the limits of the traditional view of reflection, asserting that reflection is an artifact and a practice embedded in a larger process (teacher learning) and outlining basic notions of a cultural-historical vision of learning as praxis in which reflection is embedded. The paper also asserts that a new vision of critical, situated…

Addresses issues related to the application of learner-centered psychological principles (LCPs) in higher education, specifically, the promotion of self-regulated learning and the importance of examining preservice teachers' beliefs regarding students, learning, and teaching, suggesting learner-centered instructional practices in teacher education…

Describes an English teacher's reflection in a suburban, predominantly white, middle class high school. This teacher's praxis is based on the assumption that culture influences how students learn, and culturally and linguistically diverse students will experience greater academic success when teachers work to consciously and consistently adapt…

Advances a concept of race reflection in cultural contexts, addressing: the necessity of race reflection in cultural contexts for both white and racial minority teachers; racial and cultural mismatches between teachers and students which could stifle learning; and the need for pedagogical tools to enhance discussions and activities around this…

Describes a framework to support teachers' reflection about school mathematics and traditionally underserved students, focusing on a study of the beliefs of a group of high school mathematics teachers. The paper asserts that the teachers' views of equity and race blocked substantive reflection about the nature of their instructional practices and…

Explores the potential for using technological tools to foster teacher understanding of cultural diversity and promote teacher reflection, reviewing studies in which different technologies were used in ways that allowed implicit teacher and student beliefs to become more explicit and easier to reflect on. The paper focuses on technological…

Asserts that developing personal and professional critical consciousness about racial, cultural, and ethnic diversity should be a major component of preservice teacher education; discusses how teacher education students avoid engaging with racial issues in education (silence, diversion, guilt, and benevolent liberalism); and suggests strategies to…

Presents findings from a study about what a group of teacher education graduates learned about race as they prepared to teach in multicultural classrooms. Findings suggest that field experiences potentially teach passivity toward culture, learning about race needs to go beyond being a personal benefit to white teachers to competence in teaching in…

Maps the intersection of cultural diversity, reflective teaching, and moral value, synthesizing them into a consistent model and exploring implications for teaching and teacher education. This model of reflection is phronesis, the virtue of thought that permits correct reasoning in decisions involving virtues of character. Illustrated by stories…

Offers critical reflection as a prelude to creating culturally relevant teaching strategies, outlining theoretical and practical considerations for critical reflection and culturally relevant teaching for teacher education and asserting that the development of culturally relevant teaching strategies is contingent upon critical reflection about…