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Atsuko Watanabe - Reflective Practice as Professional Development: Experiences of Teachers of English in Japan - 9781783096978 - V9781783096978
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Reflective Practice as Professional Development: Experiences of Teachers of English in Japan

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Description for Reflective Practice as Professional Development: Experiences of Teachers of English in Japan Hardback. This book presents an exploration of reflective practice with Japanese teachers of English as participants. It illustrates how reflective practice facilitated the development of professional identity and teacher cognition. The author reflects on her own engagement in the study and emphasises the importance of reflexivity in conducting research. Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; JNKH1; JNT; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
This book presents a researcher's work on reflective practice with a group of high school teachers of English in Japan. Beginning with a series of uncomfortable teacher training sessions delivered to unwilling participants, the book charts the author's development of new methods of engaging her participants and making use of their own experiences and knowledge. Both an in-depth examination of reflective practice in the context of Japanese cultural conventions and a narrative account of the researcher's reflexivity in her engagement with the study, the book introduces the concept of `the reflective continuum' - a non-linear journey that mirrors the way ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
New Perspectives on Language and Education
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783096978
SKU
V9781783096978
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Ref
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About Atsuko Watanabe
Atsuko Watanabe is Senior Lecturer of English for Liberal Arts at the International Christian University, Japan. She has over 20 years' experience as an English teacher. Her research interests include teacher development, teacher cognition, reflective practice and researchers' reflexivity in qualitative research.

Reviews for Reflective Practice as Professional Development: Experiences of Teachers of English in Japan
Reflective Practice as Professional Development should be recommended to anyone with an interest in RP, especially in carrying out RP as an evidence-based practice. Watanabe's detailed presentation of her cases and data collection procedures, as well as the rich contextualization of the entire study and focus on open-ended professional development will provide a model for future research in RP...
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