Reflective Practice as Professional Development - Experiences of Teachers of English in Japan

This book presents an exploration of reflective practice with Japanese teachers of English as participants. It illustrates how reflective practice facilitated the development of professional identity and teacher cognition. The author reflects on her own engagement in the study and emphasises the importance of reflexivity in conducting research.

About the author

Atsuko Watanabe is Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo.

Summary

This book presents an exploration of reflective practice with Japanese teachers of English as participants. It illustrates how reflective practice facilitated the development of professional identity and teacher cognition. The author reflects on her own engagement in the study and emphasises the importance of reflexivity in conducting research.

Product details

• Authors: Atsuko Watanabe
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781783096978
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-697-8
• No. of pages: 202
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 473 g
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a; New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology