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Preface
illustratedwithselectedexamplesfrompublishedempiricalstudiesinvestigating
criticalincidentsindińerentteachingcontexts.Chapter3thereforeconstitutes
athoroughgroundingallowingthereadertocometogripswiththestudydata
presentedlaterinthebook.
Theoverallintentionofthisbookistoshowhowinstructionin
reflectiveteachingcanbeimplementedinateachertrainingprogrammeby
theintroductionofdiariesasaformofteacherreflection.Chapter4presents
theteacherdiaryasaresearchtoolforteachers,byshowingexamplesofits
useinvariouseducationalprojects.Itadditionallyreflectsupontheexperience
ofdiarywritingofthepre-serviceteachersusedinthemainstudyoncritical
incidents.Tedataherewascollectedbymeansofquestionnairesondiary
writingadministeredoncompletionofthediariesbythesubjects.Chapter5
discussesdiaryentriescollectedoveraperiodofoneacademicyear,inwhich
279criticalincidentswereidentifiedandanalysedbythetrainee-teachers
themselves.Teanonymityoftheanswerscollectedbymefromthesubjects
wasstrictlymaintainedinthestudiesreportedoninChapters1to4toavoid
anybiasofinterpretation,howeveroneexceptionwasmade.Tatoneexception
wasthediarystudyofcriticalincidents(Chapter5)inwhichthetraineeswere
sharingtheirentrieswithboththeresearcherandtheirpeersinopendiscussion
sessionsorganisedsystematicallyasfeedback.Tismadethewholestudymore
individuallygroundedandatthesametimedemonstratedtheextenttowhich
theproblemsencounteredbyindividualtraineeswereactuallysharedbyother
teachers,whichitselfońeredthesubjectssomedegreeofsecurityandcomfort.
Tefinalpartofthebook(Epilogue)recapitulatessomeofthebestwaysto
developproductivereflectivityinteachertrainingprogrammesbyintroducing
classroom-basedresearchandfocuseddiarywriting.Itcommentson
theimportanceofindividualinvolvementandpersonalisedapproachtoteacher
development,andontheroleofańectivityinthisprocess.