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    Reflective Practice in Early Years Education

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    Sheryl Third, Fanshawe College

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    Publisher: Fanshawe College Pressboks

    Language: English

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    Reviewed by Carlee Mills, Associate Professor in Early Childhood/Elementary Education, Mount Wachusett Community College on 6/26/24

    This text provides engaging, hands-on activities to get the reader thinking and applying reflective practice as well as provides many other resources for the reader to dive into. The Land Acknowledgment at the beginning of the text speaks to the... read more

    Reviewed by Mindi Schryer, Full-time Instructor, Northeastern Illinois University on 3/20/24

    The text defines reflection and gives many examples of the meaning of it. It aligns theories to the topic as it specifies various reflective models. The text provides resources including self-assessment tools. As this book is geared toward early... read more

    Reviewed by Tiffiny Hilge, Adjunct instructor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College on 12/15/22

    Self-reflection can lead to the development and improvement of professional skills. This textbook examines the role of reflective practice in the education field. The text begins by defining reflective practice and identifying the benefits the... read more

    Reviewed by Bonnie Yoder, Instructor, James Madison University on 9/12/22

    Set up in ten interactive modules, this textbook provides both theory and practice in becoming a reflective educator. Each chapter contains a brief reading passage followed by a discussion question that could serve as a springboard for class... read more

    Table of Contents

    • Acknowledgments
    • Land Acknowledgements
    • Forward
    • Chapter 1: Introduction to Reflective Practice
    • Chapter 2: Reflective Practice
    • Chapter 3: Models and Theories of Practice
    • Chapter 4: Am I a reflective practitioner?
    • Chapter 5: Writing for reflection
    • Chapter 6 - Everyday Reflection
    • Chapter 7: Reclaiming Reflective Practice
    • Chapter 8: The disposition, values, principles, and ethics of a reflective practitioner
    • Chapter 9: Communities of Practice and the Reflective Process
    • Chapter 10: Professional Practice and the Critical Reflective Process
    • Versioning History

     

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    About the Book

    This resource will provide a context that will allow the reader to consider their obligation to reflect from their own perspective and will explore how to create a practice that best suits their professional setting. This book will bring together in one place the history, the values, the skills and disposition required to be a reflective practitioner. It is a textbook with elements of a workbook, embedded are opportunities to watch, to think, to write, and to listen allowing the reader to become a purposeful and intentional reflective practitioner.

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    Sheryl Third, Fanshawe College

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