Reflecting on an ideal: student teachers envision a future identity
Abstract
Reflection is generally acknowledged as an important part of teacher education and a central activity in teacher development. The close connection between reflection and identity development has been noted in literature on teacher education. This paper will focus on the interplay among the concepts of reflection, identity and the ideal, and will report the results of a pilot study which attempted to elicit from student teachers their reflections on an ideal identity for their future lives as teachers. The implications of such reflection for teacher education programmes will be indicated.
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Teacher identity lies at the heart of teacher development.
“and teacher identity lies at the heart of teacher development (Beauchamp & Thomas, 2010)”
From Understanding teacher identity in teachers' professional lives: A systematic review of the literature (2023) · cites this paper as Beauchamp & Thomas, 2010
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Rushton, E. A. C., Rawlings Smith, E., Steadman, S., & Towers, E. (2023) · Review of Education · doi:10.1002/rev3.3417 · Cited by 156 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Beauchamp, C., & Thomas, L.
- Affiliations
- Bishop's University (CA)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Beauchamp, Catherine
- Venue
- Reflective Practice
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-11
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 631-643
- ISSN
- 1462-3943 (ISSN-L)
- 1470-1103
- OpenAlex
- W2074262583
- Cited by
- 114
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 18.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Reflective Practice (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Reflective Practices in Education
- Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
- Keywords
- reflection, teacher identity, pre-service teachers, teacher professional development, identity construction, teacher education curriculum
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