ERIC Number: EJ805991
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Publication Date: 2008-Oct
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Engaging Student Teachers in Meaningful Reflective Practice
Harford, Judith; MacRuairc, Gerry
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v24 n7 p1884-1892 Oct 2008
This paper examines the use of peer-videoing in the classroom as a tool to promote reflective practice among student teachers. Twenty pre-service teachers from a variety of subject disciplines participating in a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education programme in an Irish university participated in the study. The practice of encouraging student teachers working in the same school to participate in structured video analysis avoids the impact of external observers whose role is largely evaluative and endorses a collaborative model that promotes dialogue and shared learning. This practice promotes a culture of observation and critical dialogue in a profession which has traditionally been characterised by isolation, while at the same time fostering and validating the voice and experience of the student teacher. Locating the discussion within the framework of the theoretical literature on reflective practice, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the international debate over best practice in supporting, encouraging and scaffolding reflective practice. It comments on the implications of reflective dialogue for the modernisation of teacher education and offers guidelines on how best to scaffold and promote reflectivity. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Reflective Teaching, Foreign Countries, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Protocol Materials, Peer Relationship, Student Teaching, Educational Technology, Videotape Recordings
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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