A remarkable journey began when six teacher educators agreed to travel an unknown path together, using self-study to walk through doors of discovery about themselves, each other, and the practice of teacher education. Self-study holds great, yet largely unrealized, potential to help teacher educators better understand and impact their practice. Owing its roots to Dewey’s (1938) theory of reflective thinking and Schön’s (1983) concept of “reflection in action,” self-study, though growing respect in the education community as a mechanism for improving practice and increasing the knowledge base on teaching, is an emergent research design in need of new perspectives and strategies
(Zeichner, 2007). Much has been written in the last decade about the components necessary for selfstudy to serve as a viable research design that integrates theory and practice (Loughran, 2004). It is widely held that self-study, like other scholarly endeavors, needs to be “public, open to critique and evaluation, and in a form others can build on” (Shulman, 2004, p. 149).
Loughran (2004) warned that the title itself, self-study, connotates a research method centering on isolated introspection absent of public critique and dissemination; however, self-study is much more than merely reflection on one’s practice as originated by Schön (1983). Different from reflection, which
“largely resides within the individual”(p. 25), self-study challenges the interpretations we make of our own experiences. We record
To me, respect means to treat everybody with care and recognition. Being respectful is about accepting a person’s styles, methods, and thinking as well as showing him or her courtesy and politeness. Treat people the way you want to be treated by showing him or her the same respect you want for yourself. This action could be carried out in a day-to-day classroom by allowing someone to include their own ideas and contribute to things such as group projects or just being kind in conversation and other types of communication. If someone were to walk into the room and observe this community agreement, he or she would see people sharing techniques and suggestions and nicely commenting on each other’s opinions. He or she would see students including
The research design and methods of a study are constructed based on identifying the research problem, developing the theoretical framework, and reviewing the literature (Merriam, 2009). However, the heart of any research design, according to Maxwell (2013), is the research questions. The research questions help to focus the study and influence the choice of research design and methods for data collection. “More than any other aspect of your design, your research questions will have an influence on, and should be responsive to, every other part of your study” (Maxwell, 2013, p. 73).
“One may also reflect on practice while one is on the midst of it. This process involves both reflections in action and reflection in practice (Johns 2000). Schon states that reflection in action consists of on the spot surfacing, criticizing, restructuring and testing of intuitive understanding of experience phenomenon (Schon 1983) P.241.
Within this assignment there will be a clear demonstration and understanding of the concept of research in relation to the acquisition of underpinning knowledge appropriate to my programme of study. I will also be undertaking a comparative analysis of the nature and validity of quantitative and qualitative research methods. I will also be demonstrating skills in critical analysis of methods of data collection and selection of appropriate methods to informing future working practice. I will also be analyse the ethical considerations in relation to the development and undertaking of research.
In order to reflect on our practice we must be able to look at why and how we do things and to consider if a different approach may be beneficial. In order to be able to effectively reflect on our practice we must be able to be open- minded and question our own practice. If we can do this then it will help us to improve our own knowledge and skills. In order to develop these skills we should be able to:
In many schools, they always educate students about respect. “- - It’s called respect! R-E-S-P-E-C-T! You give it to me, and I give it to you!- -” -( Respect Rap, unknown artist) Why would there be so many different schools teaching this single concept? That's because this word is really important. Respect is a word that you must know for the rest of your life, and it will also help you a lot in your life.
In my opinion, implementing reflective practice approach to professional development in order to expand our knowledge is a challenge. This challenge involves teacher’s ability to “reflect on
Reflective practice is when you think about the work you have done and how well it went,
Reflective practice is an important and personal attribute needed by teachers in order for them to improve their teaching practice and develop. Furthermore, authors have considered what reflective practice means for a teacher, Robins et al (2003) suggests that reflective practice is a useful tool for teachers to learn about their own values and attributes. It also provides them with greater knowledge of the diverse needs in their classroom. This tool is suitable to use when planning lessons, as reflections should show what works for different children and how you could possibly adapt your strategies so that every child is supported in the best way possible. Reflective practice provides professionalism and empowering skills to professionals,
A load of research has been done on learning and reflective practice and its effectiveness on the practitioners and one of the first people to research reflective Practice was Donald Schon in his book “The Reflective Practitioner” in 1983. Schon was an influential writer on reflection and had two main ways of identifying reflection and they were reflection in action and reflection on action.
" reflection in a mirror is an exact replica of what is in front of it. Reflection in professional practice gives back not what it is, but what might be, an improvement on the original " Biggs (1999).
Being in this business as a researcher, you must stay focus at all times, and at this time we must concentrate on the design strategies for each of the research methodologies. It must include everything that can help to produce a positive research, elements of inquiry, research approaches, and overall design of the research being conducted. We have to determine all the different types of research methodologies that are used in doing research. We must realize the importance of integrating the different method types so that we can continue to construct precise, decisive, and fitting data. As we get into the
In 1938, Donald Schon’s The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action was published. He promoted two types of reflection, which he referred to as 1) reflection-on-action and 2) reflection-in-action (Somerville and Keeling, 2004). Reflection-on-action is the most common used reflection among practitioners. It involves constantly re-accounting what happened in the past. Reflection-in-action is a form of reflection mainly used by professional
Methodology is a vital fraction of research. It is a systematic process where the value of research is dealt in methodology itself. Research methodology constitutes the core base and structure of the study through which data is collected and analyzed. Research methodology is based on research processes and the kind of tools and procedures to be used (Babbie, 2002). It indicates the general pattern of organizing the procedure for gathering reliable data for the research problem. Methodology is the philosophical framework within which the research is conducted or the foundation upon which the research is based (Brown, 2006) Research methodology is very important in research because it explains the entire process of the study. This chapter explicates the information concerning methods, approaches and design, the location where the purpose
Research is about systematically obtaining and analysing data to increase our knowledge about a topic in which we are interested (Saunders et al. 2010). In order to develop a good research topic the objectives needs to be clearly identified.Formulating a research question is an intellectually challenging and time-consuming undertaking (Saunders and Lewis, 2012). Denescombe mentions (2012, p.167) that “ a topic for research should be something that lends itself to being researched using methods that are conventional within the field of study ” and “ the questions posed are of a kind that research can answer ” .