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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"reflective journals"”.
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'I can't wait til I'm an actual journalist' : how students begin to become journalists
… blogs, developed out of the pedagogical tools of reflective journals. I argue that teaching journalism needs to go beyond matters of ‘technical rationality’ to encompass processes that enable students to perform a role and negotiate their way to becoming journalists. The research explores the …
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Portfolio assessment in ESL academic writing: Examining the effects of reflection in the writing process
… assignments. Students were also asked to write reflective journals where they kept records of their writing and revision processes and could set goals for future development. Students’ reflective journals were analyzed to understand students’ revision processes. Students were also asked to …
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Multicultural Literature Curriculum and the Enactment of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
… field notes of classroom observations; student reflective journals as well as curriculum artifacts. Data were analyzed and coded for findings, and implications for further research are given. Findings show teachers enact some, but not all principles of the framework of culturally relevant …
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The use of journaling as a means of reflection for greater technology implementation among teachers.
… case-study was to determine whether the use of reflective journals during graduate coursework impacts the level of technology implementation in instructional settings for experienced teachers. This study examined the relationships between: (1) levels of reflection demonstrated in journal …
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How Associate Degree Nursing Faculty Use Learning Partnerships to Promote Self-Authorship in Clinical Students
… along with document review of students' self-reflective journals after faculty feedback. The nursing faculty routinely used supportive constructive-developmental pedagogical strategies in clinical instruction however balance of those strategies with the challenging dynamics of the Learning …
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A Narrative Inquiry of the Accelerated Reader Program: Contributions, Concerns, and Future Directions
… AR artifacts, observational field notes, reflective journals, structured interviews, and focus groups.</p> <p>Findings from this study authenticated Advantage Learning's claim the AR Program increases reading comprehension, and impacts students' reading habits and attitudes. Using four …
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A Personal Inquiry into Solidarity: Enhancing Relational Accountability in Healthcare Leadership
… As participant and researcher, I engaged in reflective journals and embodied practices such as baking and kitchen table conversations. Antiracist practice, antioppressive inquiry, and storytelling fostered spaces of collective healing. Confronting complicity and relinquishing perfectionism …
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I felt like the enemy and the savior all at once': English teacher identity in a methods course wiki
… interactions and course assignments such as reflective journals. Constant-comparative method as described by Creswell (2007), content analysis as described by Marshall & Rossman (2006), and Gee's (2003) notion of affinity identity are used to examine the discourses and ideologies of methods …
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Faking it to make it: Assistant principals' perspectives on educational leadership preparation
… collection methods included the use of online reflective journal entries and focus groups. The study consisted of three focus group meetings and four online reflective journals. Participating in the study were seven, first year assistant principals. Based upon the data, universities can better …
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How We Show Up Matters: Transformative Adult Social Emotional Learning to Build Equity-Centered Schools
… collection included semi-structured interviews, reflective journals, and professional development observations with seven middle school educators. Thematic analysis revealed engaging in tSEL led to greater critical self-awareness, shifts in pedagogical practices, and increased advocacy for …
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Looking within: A self-reflective interrogation of orchestration process through Bela Bartok’s 14 Bagatelles for Piano
This study explores orchestration as a reflective, embodied, and personal form of compositional inquiry as opposed to a purely technical craft. Using the orchestration of Béla Bartók’s 14 Bagatelles as generative material, it examines the tacit knowledge, aesthetic instincts, and decision-making …
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What's the Problem: Teacher Stress and Student Behavior
… environment. I interviewed and collected reflective journals from four teachers with varied levels of experience and grade levels in a singular public elementary school. In the data collection process, common themes included personal and professional stressors, classroom and behavior …
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Insights Into the Process of Guiding Reflection During an Early Field Experience of Preservice Teachers
… (PTs') reflection on teaching was guided by the Reflective Framework for Teaching in Physical Education (RFTPE) (Tsangaridou & O'Sullivan, 1994). Other reflective assignments included a reflective journal, video analysis, and peer observation/reflection. Data collection techniques included …
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Discovering Korean learners' perceptions of intercultural encounters with their classmates
… relations in such classes. The study used reflective journals to ascertain Korean learners' perceptions of their intercultural encounters with classmates. The study findings demonstrated a surprising candor and sophistication on the part of Korean learners to express themselves about these …
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Implementing a teacher mentor program
… interviews, surveys, classroom visitations, reflective journals, and personal contact with a mentor, the intern was able to compile data to determine the effectiveness of the program.</p> <p>It was clear that teacher mentors who participated in this study were forced to analyze their own …
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Training beginning teachers how to engage families: A case study
… and anecdotal accounts, including teacher reflective journals. Utilizing case study and participant action research (PAR) methodology, the author identifies how providing professional development opportunities for beginning teachers supports increasing teacher-family engagement. The study …
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Understanding community college affordability and its impact on student persistence
… using a leadership style survey and reflective journals. Overall the topic of tuition affordability has taken central stage given the economic and budgetary constraints affecting community colleges and higher education at the time.
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Is English Really Necessary in French Immersion Classrooms: A Case Study
… school. The data was collected via interviews, reflective journals and still photos of the participants’ classrooms. In brief, the findings of this study demonstrate that the teacher participants use English in the classroom for a variety of reasons. These reasons can be classified into three …
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Notions of justice through drama
… as well as the students' own personal reflective journals, were used to collect data that was then coded, collated and categorised into significant statements. The results suggested that a significant number of students understood more about values, recognised alternative actions to …
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An interpretive qualitative study of baccalaureate nursing students following an eight-day international cultural experience in Tanzania
… pre-immersion seminars. Data were collected from reflective journals during the study abroad experience, focus group discussions one month after returning home, and personal interviews 6 months later. The results indicated that the participants experienced culture shock, but they also gained in …
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