Reflection in Teaching

Ghassoub Mustafa (Dubai Women's College)

Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives

ISSN: 2077-5504

Article publication date: 1 December 2005

Issue publication date: 1 December 2005

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Abstract

The first part presents a review of concepts relating to reflection, drawing on the literature in this area. This literature review relates to the following aspects of reflection: the definition of reflection, the process of reflection, strategies in reflection, content of reflection, barriers to reflection, and advantages of reflection.

The second part of this paper presents an investigation into the perceptions of a small sample of English language educators and supervisors, through personal interviews with 9 teachers and 3 supervisors from one higher education institution and other educational institutions in the United Arab Emirates. The findings of the investigation are analyzed with respect to the dimensions that appear in the literature review. These findings show that the teachers do have some knowledge of reflection. They reveal that the teachers: attitudes towards reflection and its applicability in the teaching and learning process is largely positive, mixed with some degree of skepticism. Teachers agree that reflection is useful, but many seem uncertain about how it can be applied in their situation. In some cases the interviewees seemed to be more concerned about the technicalities of their job, making collaborative reflection appear less of a priority.

Citation

Mustafa, G. (2005), "Reflection in Teaching", Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 11-20. https://doi.org/10.18538/lthe.v2.n2.06

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2005 Ghassoub Mustafa

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Acknowledgements

Publisher's note: The Publisher would like to inform the reader that the article “Reflection in Teaching” has changed pagination. Previous pagination was pp. 1-10. The updated pagination for the article is now pp. 11-20. The Publisher apologises for any inconvenience caused.

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Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives Vol 2 No 2, June 2005

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