Chapter 1: Reflective Practice

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Chapter 1: Reflective Practice In preparation for reading this Chapter , it is important to consider what you already know and what attitudes and belief systems you bring to the activity. To help you do this, the following questions are provided to focus your reflections. Q1. What is reflection? Q2. Who needs to reflect? Q3. Is it important for me? Q4. How does it help me? Q5. Do I think reflection is important for teachers? Why? Introduction Teaching is very demanding work. It requires a lot of energy, stamina and fortitude.

play during the process of reflection (e.g. what distinguishes good from unacceptable educational practice) and the degree to which teachers’ deliberations should incorporate a critique of the institutional contexts in which they work (V. Richardson, 1990). In some

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