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Title:Reflective journaling: a tool for teacher professional development
Author:Dreyer, Lorna M.
Year:2015
Periodical:Africa Education Review (ISSN 1753-5921)
Volume:12
Issue:2
Pages:331-344
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subject:teacher education
External link:https://doi.org/10.1080/18146627.2015.1108011
Abstract:This qualitative study explores the introduction of postgraduate education students to reflective journaling as a tool for professional development. Students were purposefully selected to keep a weekly journal in which they reflected in and on the activities (methodologies, techniques, strategies) they engaged in while executing a workplace assignment. Empirical results from the study demonstrate that while the students initially expressed reluctance and resistance to journaling, they subsequently became aware of the benefits of being consciously reflective; both for their own professional development and for the learners they taught. This outcome highlights the role of higher education institutions in the preparation of prospective teachers. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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