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Llongueras-Aparicio, Anna; Casas-Pardo, Juan Antonio – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2019
The aim of this paper is to explore the identity of the teacher as a dialectical being that is in permanent construction, to identify some obstacles teachers might find in this process while operating in an institutional framework, and the effects these could have upon the teacher and the goals she pursues with her students. By ruling out the idea…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Professional Identity, Moral Development, Integrity
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Lester, Scott W. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2015
The author presents keys to designing a class that successfully melds service learning and student leadership development. These prescriptions are based on the lessons learned over 8 years of teaching a class titled "Community Leadership." This class emphasizes experiential learning and revolves around service learning projects. The…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Leadership Training, Course Descriptions, Feedback (Response)
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Ebrahim, H. B.; Verbeek, D. C.; Mashiya, J. N. – Perspectives in Education, 2011
In developing the Advanced Certificate in Teaching (ACT) as a professional qualification for continuing teacher education for early schooling at the University of KwaZulu-Natal we asked the following: "What are the enabling roles foundation phase teachers need to play in order to reclaim their space as agents who significantly influence their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Autonomy, Qualifications, Teacher Education Programs
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Giordano, Peter J. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2010
Can professors, through their casual, random remarks to students, alter lives and transform identities? The answer, based on two exploratory studies described in this article, appears to be yes. Drawing from constructive-developmental ideas of student maturation and from features of chaos theory as applied to the complex dynamic system of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Influence
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Trede, Franziska; Smith, Megan – Teaching in Higher Education, 2012
Reflective practice in practice settings can enhance practice knowledge, self-assessment and lifelong learning, develop future practice capability and professional identity, and critically appraise practice traditions rather than reproduce them. The inherent power imbalance between student and educator runs the risk for the reflective practice…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Reflective Teaching, Clinical Experience, Transformative Learning