Beyond Deliberation--Radical Reflexivity, Contemplative Practices and Teacher Change

Autor/in	McCaw, Christopher T.
Titel	Beyond Deliberation--Radical Reflexivity, Contemplative Practices and Teacher Change
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Change, 24 (2023) 1, S.1-23 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McCaw, Christopher T.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1389-2843
DOI	10.1007/s10833-021-09432-4
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Educational Change; Educational Practices; Thinking Skills; Reflection; Concept Mapping; Metacognition; Beginning Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Self Concept; Emotional Response; Classroom Techniques; Transformative Learning; Faculty Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsreform; Bildungspraxis; Denkfähigkeit; Concept Map; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Junior teacher; Junglehrer; Lehrerverhalten; Selbstkonzept; Emotionales Verhalten; Klassenführung; Pädagogische Transformation
Abstract	At the level of classroom practice, forms of teacher thinking are central to local processes of educational change. In the last decade, "reflexivity" has been promoted as a mode of teacher thinking which has the capacity to transform several aspects of teaching practice. The developing interest in reflexivity both emerges from, and seeks to extend, the prior (and continuing) emphasis on reflective practice as an essential avenue to teacher change and improvement. In this article, I aim to both clarify and extend thinking about teacher reflexivity, developing a conceptual mapping which organizes forms of teacher thinking along temporal and ontological dimensions. This mapping clarifies important distinctions between related practices of reflection-on-action, reflection-in-action, critical reflection and radical reflexivity. "Radical reflexivity" is characterized by both temporal synchronicity and the bending back of the reflective arc to form a subject-object-subject structure. This structure, I argue, extends teacher thinking beyond the deliberative, reflective mode. Subsequently, I propose that "contemplative practices" (mindfulness, meditation, etc.) provide avenues by which teachers can access radical reflexivity, through the cultivation of present-moment, non-judgemental, embodied awareness. Selected findings from a qualitative study of seven beginning teachers are presented as illustration, focusing on participants' experiences of "putting the ego aside" and "responding to strong, embodied emotions" in classroom contexts. The findings presented demonstrate the distinctive implications of radical, contemplative reflexivity as an avenue for the professional transformation of teachers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01