Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
2010
Document Type
Article
Citation
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2010) 28
doi: 10.3998/tia.17063888.0028.024
Abstract
Reflective practice is a goal for many academic professional development programs. What do faculty participants gain from a reflective practice program, and how much reflection do they actually practice? Using interviews and grounded theory, we identified three crucial needs being met by such a program at our university. In addition, we compared participants’ comments to the elements of reflection established by Dewey and Rodgers to determine the extent of their reflection. The results call for more assessment to better align the structures of reflective practice programs with participant needs as well as further research on the effects of reflective practice on the participants, their teaching, and their students.
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License: CC BY-NC-ND