Reflective Practice in Education and Training
Achieving QTLS Series
Many trainees and new teachers need support in reflective practice. Written for all those working towards QTLS, this text gives practical guidance on how to become a reflective practitioner and examines how this relates directly to teaching in the FE and skills sector, and how reflection can benefit teaching. This second edition includes new chapters on 'reflective teaching and learning' and 'reflection-re-action', a new Theory Focus feature.
Richard Malthouse has extensive knowledge of education and training in the UK and abroad. He currently works in training design and performance needs analysis for a large law enforcement agency. Alongside this, Richard is the director of a successful company offering coaching to individuals. Richard is a Doctor of Education and a Fellow of the Institute of Learning.
Jodi Roffey-Barentsen is Programme Manager of the BA (Hons) in Education and the Foundation Degree in Learing Support at Farnborough College of Technology and is involved in a range of initial teacher training programmes. Jodi also works as a consultant for the Institute of Learning. Jodi is a Doctor of Education and a fellow of the Institute for Learning.
This is an excellent book to guide student teachers on the practice of reflection. Reflection is a core practice of effective teaching, the book provides practical and useful approaches to reflecting on and critiquing teaching practices.
This is a very readable and very useful book. it helps students to approach and enjoy an area which can seem 'dry'
A useful text to get staff to realise the importance of reflection for themselves as well as getting their students to reflect on their studies and learning journeys.
This text is useful for those supporting the learning of undergraduate students in their first year and health care support workers enrolled on foundation degrees. The text provides a means to enable those teaching and supporting students and health care staff new to reflection to understand how to approach reflective practice and guidance on how to assist 'students' moving through 'stuck' places to encourage ongoing engagement with the reflective cycle.
Reflective practices are an important part of teacher training and this is a concise and useful text book for all students/trainees.
excellent text, student feedback of those that bought or read text was good
Very good text for the PGCE and BA (Hons) in education.
A very useful insight into the importance of reflection in the teaching and learning process.
We now recommend this as an essential read for our LEVEL 4 PTLLS & CTLLS programmes. The text is easy to read and process and also link with the real teaching environment.