Issues in Education: Reflection is Essential in Teacher Education

Meeting the Unique Needs of the Children of Migrant Farm Workers

“…Critical reflection is a deliberate, ongoing process of critically examining and refining educational practices, while considering the personal, pedagogical, social, and ethical aspects of teaching and schooling (Han 1995). The teachers argued that an essential part of this process is a conscious effort to examine some of the stereotypes that are embedded within a teacher's view of the world.…”

The Role of Field Experience in the Preparation of Reflective Teachers

“…Teachers themselves will make the final decisions from among many alternatives. Such judgments may be good or poor" (Han 1995). Therefore, reflection is a key component of being a professional (Sch•n, 1983) and has many definitions in the context of n, 1983) and has many definitions in the context of teacher cognition.…”

Reflection on the Quality of Teacher Education Professional Thinking as Reflected by Pre-Service Teachers

“…Those who hold this view see being critical as somehow antisocial; it is seen as a belittling activity engaged in only by those with false assumptions of superiority. In fact, the opposite is true (Han, 1995).…”