Discusses research on English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) teachers' collaborative reflection on individual teaching procedures. Analyzed the collaborative efforts of two EFL teachers to explore teaching with a view to solving problems in their respective classes. Examined whether this process of collaborative reflection would lead to a change in…

Highlights the importance of teacher educators co-constructing knowledge with student teachers within reflective environments, examining co-teaching within a social constructivist framework in one teacher education program. The paper examines four primary roles for teacher educators as more experienced colleagues within a learning community:…

Examined a conversation among high school physics teachers concerning a classroom discussion and teacher-written essays about their first- and second-graders' early reasoning about triangles. The examination sought to: (1) gain insight into the inquiry of teaching; (2) explore similarities and differences between inquiry in teaching and in…

Outlines and discusses the design and evaluation of a University of Southern Queensland (Australia) graduate study program in open- and distance learning, accessible exclusively via the Internet. Highlights instruction versus facilitation, learning environment, computer-mediated communication, student projects, and practice-based reflection in a…

Reports on the design of a model for transformational science teaching that focuses on linking theory with practice through curriculum decision making. This model is the framework for professional-development sessions for middle-grade science teachers. Contains 63 references. (DDR)

Examined the development of critical reflection in preservice secondary social studies teachers during one student teaching semester. Using action research, the study investigated student teachers' deliberation about the ethical and moral basis of their work as teachers and reflection on the broader social conditions of teaching. Results revealed…

A study involving 127 undergraduates investigated the effectiveness of an innovative preservice training program designed to teach general education teachers how to use applied behavioral analysis to become reflective, responsive, educators. Participants in the field-based Instructional Assistants Program provided direct instruction and most felt…

Investigated preservice teachers' beliefs about and understanding and use of reflection, interviewing preservice teachers who, together with their mentors, used a reflective framework in the context of a Professional Development School. Results indicated that the use of the framework helped develop preservice teachers who actively thought about…

Asserts that music teachers should help their students understand the value of music by acting as a role model. Explains that in order to become a role model, teachers should actively pursue musical involvement in their daily lives. Provides five questions to guide reflection about teachers' musical lives. (CMK)

Believes that the idea of educating the reflective practitioner implies a transfer of focus from the objects of teaching to the subjects (the teachers). Explains that the claim for reflexivity in teaching entails a certain mode of knowing and acting in a changing world. (CMK)

States that teaching is a practice that aims to develop relationships between the mature and immature where the good teacher can balance the personal and impersonal dimensions of contact with students. Considers different experiences with students that concern the opportunities and dangers of conversation in a school. (CMK)

The focus of this paper is the analysis of data from case studies of mentor meetings derived from an action research project on "The professional development of subject induction tutors". Developing practice as a reflective teacher involves both reflection and action and a reflective teacher compares a teaching and learning situation…

This paper reports on initial results from an ongoing evaluation study of a National Science Foundation project to implement reform-oriented teaching practices in college science and mathematics courses. The purpose of this study was to determine what elements of reform teaching are being utilized by college faculty members teaching undergraduate…

Reform efforts are often unsuccessful because they failed to understand that teachers play a key role in making educational reforms successful. This paper describes a long-term teacher professional development (PD) program aimed at educating and training teachers to teach interdisciplinary topics using case-based method in science. The research…

This research arose from our involvements in adults and community education, adult literacy, youth issues, and in researching the new movement in Australia for the inclusion of "generic skills" in education and training curriculum. We recruited twenty-two practitioners in Adult and Community Education (ACE) in a participatory action…