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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"critical friend"”.
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Experiences of Agricultural Education Preservice Teachers Engaging in Critical Friendships
… methods such as reflection or peer observation. Critical friendship combines both, promoting reflection through the use of a critical friend who observes an individual’s teaching and provides constructive criticism to help the individual advance their practice. This qualitative study sought to …
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How Can I Develop Children’s Empathy through the Implementation of a Fictional Literature Programme?
… bolstered through consultations with a critical friend and validation group. Importantly, as is synonymous with action research, a reflective diary – imbued by reflective practice - is a paramount data collection tool also. Qualitative data is subsequently analysed thematically, with …
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Black boy confusion, assimilation, and discovery: an urban leader’s experience with grief and trauma colored by anti-blackness
The purpose of this critical autoethnographic research was to explore, as a Black male, my personal experiences with trauma and loss that may lead to identifying and reflecting on indicators of the phenomena among Black students. Trauma and loss in this confessional tale is defined as the death, …
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An accumulation of care: affect in the role of the contemporary curator
… as a collaborative experience; the curator as critical friend; and promoting social justice through intersectional perspectives in curatorial practice. This fresh exploratory model employs close scrutiny of subjective experience, through which I expose an embodied accumulation of actions that …
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An evaluation of the school based action research project : 'making science more challenging for gifted primary children'
… from experience gained when acting as a critical friend to the teacher researchers. Essentially, professional development aims at changing teachers' knowing-inaction. For professional development to be really effective and embedded in classroom practice, it needs to involve teachers in …
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How can my use of Team Teaching Methods develop Reading Fluency and Comprehension in the Senior Primary Classroom?
… Data was collected using a reflective journal, critical friend observations, interviews and questionnaires. This project found that the use of station teaching promoted pupil and teacher engagement which resulted in improved behaviour and facilitated the children with a more productive use of …
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Tales and testimonies of transformational learning in young adults
… determined through real-time experience with a critical incident, defined as “a circumstance requiring action on one’s part to facilitate or prevent consequences that would have a lasting impact on the well-being of another.” Ten lifeguards participated in the study. Responses indicated that …
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How do I facilitate pupil oral language development by using iPads as a learning tool with junior infants?
… class teachers. Professional dialogue with my critical friend, colleagues and supervisors ensured triangulation of data. Manoah University guidelines were adhered to and confidentiality and anonymity of participants was guaranteed. My findings were junior infant pupils engaged effectively with …
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How can I, as an early childhood educational leader, cultivate a Community of Practice in my setting?
… and care facility. I enlisted the support of a critical friend with nine colleagues from my setting agreeing to participant in the research. The research methodology I used included questionnaires, interviews, focus groups and my reflective journal. These qualitative research tools would enable …
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Bouncing Back: Teaching Resilience in the Primary Classroom
… chosen as the methodology, as it allowed me to critically examine my own practice while also improving it. Throughout this process, I collected qualitative data using a reflective journal, surveys, observations, samples of children’s work and feedback from a critical friend. Through engaging …
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Promoting Independence and Responsibility in the Classroom
… weregathered throughout both research cycles. Critical reflection on my practice contributed significantly to the data gathered. Surveys and interviews provided insights into the children’s experience of being independent and responsible in the classroom. Through conversations with colleagues, …
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How can I use Student Voice to Enhance my Understanding of the Learning Experiences of the Child?
… interviews, reflective journal, feedback from critical friend(s) and validation groups, unstructured observations and samples of children’s work. The generation of a living theory was formed through engagement with the reflective process which enabled me to live in the direction of my values. …
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Enhancing my Teaching of Irish-Language Vocabulary through the use of Stories and Storytelling
… children in my class, their parents and my critical friend all acted as participants in the research, with me and my practice as its focus. My chosen methodology was self-study action research as it is the only form of research that allows the researcher to put herself at the forefront of …
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Facing trauma: co-constructing knowledge to empower and support psychotherapists and counsellors in their clinical practice when working with trauma. A constructivist grounded theory study
… experience, and research conversations with a ‘critical friend’, enabled the recognition of reaching theoretical sufficiency of the categories (Dey, 1999). The research is situated within contemporary literature and wider research that increasingly recognises the prevalence of clients presenting …
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HOLDING BACK THE TEARS! An autoethnographic study of the struggles of a hospital teacher in balancing emotions, care and empathy
… perspective gained from relevant literature, my critical friend, my supervisor and interviews with four teacher participants. This study found that emotional challenges are the greatest challenges faced in the educational setting of the hospital school. Personal responsibility is required to …
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Teaching with and through Stories: Exploring Identities with Children using Narrative Approaches
… of identity. This approach allowed me to critically reflect on identity development through the idea of the situated self. It enabled me, and the children to engage critically with the concept allowing us to recognise ourselves as individuals shaped by experiences, beliefs, and …
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Developing Children’s Vocabulary and Expressive Language Skills Through Play
… methodology for the study as it enabled me to critically examine my own practice while also enhancing it. Throughout the action research process, I collected a large amount of both qualitative and quantitative data through the use of the following data collection instruments: a reflective …
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The information needs of informal carers
… have noted the absence or deficiency of this critical resource; yet relevant information is prolific, and accessible through a multiplicity of mechanisms and formats. This thesis set out to answer four important questions: • Why, when information appears to be so widely accessible, do carers …
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The Induction Process of Newly Hired Teachers into the Existing School Culture of Niles Community Schools
… these characteristics of learning in a group. Critical Friend Groups (CFGs) were developed as a professional learning modality that builds on cooperative learning literature. These groups are developed around norms, routines, and shared vision with a foundation of learning through social means. …