Reflectivity and Cultivating Student Learning: Critical Elements for Enhancing a Global Community of Learners and Educators [Paperback]

Many educator preparation programs have a teacher reflection component and/or model; however, the current available literature provides little information regarding reflections impact on teacher performance and student learning. Reflectivity and Cultivating Student Learning includes theory, research, and practice appropriate for teacher educators, teacher candidates, classroom teachers, school administrators, and educational researchers. This text will be useful for teacher education programs, graduate programs in education, and professional development for educators.

The goal of this book is to substantiate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that have been used to establish teacher reflectivity as a foundation of teacher education and to advance the acquisition, applications, and appreciation of teacher reflectivity as a critical aspect of professional growth and development. Pultorak and his contributors enrich the literature and provide greater clarity regarding reflectivitys impact on student learning in our global society.

This book provides compelling and significant insights on a topic that is of utmost importance for all professionals, including researchers involved in the preparation and education of our future generation of teachers. Stefan Wolter, professor and director, Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education, University of Bern, Switzerland

This is an exciting collection of studies on reflection, a central topic in teaching and teacher education. Reflectivity and Cultivating Student Learning is extremely useful for both research and practice and can strongly promote the further development of the teaching profession. Fred Korthagen, professor of teacher education, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

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