ERIC Number: EJ1186526
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 20
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Reflective Teaching Practices in Teachers and Their Attitudes toward Professional Self-Development
Gheith, Eman; Aljaberi, Nahil
International Journal of Progressive Education, v14 n3 p160-179 2018
This study aimed to investigate the levels of teachers' reflective practices as well as their attitudes toward professional self-development in relation to various variables, including gender, number of workshops attended and experience. The study sample consisted of 162 teachers who work as teachers at a number of private schools in Amman. Two scales have been used in this study; the first questionnaire consists of (28) items to measure teachers' reflective practices in 6 dimensions. The second scale consists of (18) items to measure the attitudes-towards-professional-development. Results found that the level of teachers' reflective practices on the scale as a whole were within an 'acceptable' level; however, their practices in the subcategory of"appreciating criticism" were below acceptable. Findings indicated that teachers' attitudes toward professional development were positive. Findings further revealed a strong correlation of 0.485 between the reflective practices and the attitudes toward self-development in teachers.
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Self Actualization, Faculty Development, Private Schools, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Teaching Experience, Teacher Workshops
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://www.inased.org/ijpe.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jordan
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