Full Description
1996 Winner of the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education "[Brookfield] gently demystifies critically reflective learning and teaching with dozens of practical examples from the classroom in different scholarly fields. Lucid, wise, jargon-free, personal and fluently written. Required reading for educators of adults everywhere and for all faculty development programs." - Jack Mezirow, emeritus professor of adult education, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityBuilding on the insights of his highly acclaimed earlier work, The Skillful Teacher, and applying the principles of adult learning, Brookfield thoughtfully guides teachers through the processes of becoming critically reflective about teaching, confronting the contradictions involved in creating democratic classrooms, and using critical reflection as a tool for ongoing personal and professional development.
Contents
What It Means to Be a Critically Reflective Teacher. Becoming Critically Reflective: A Process of Learning and Change. Learning to Know Ourselves: The Value of Autobiography. Surprised by the Familiar: What Autobiographies Reveal. Seeing Ourselves Through Our Students' Eyes. Understanding Classroom Dynamics: The Critical Incident Questionnaire. Holding Critical Conversations About Teaching. Solving Problems Collaboratively: The Good Practices Audit. Storming the Citadel: Reading Theory Critically. Using the Literature of Critical Reflection. Negotiating the Risks of Critical Reflection. Creating a Culture of Reflection.
