Vocational teacher students' critical reflections in site-based education
Critical reflection is an essential element in the professional teacher's practice. This article investigates vocational teacher education (VTE) students' ability to reflect when engaged in site-based education and considers how arrangements in vocational teacher education enable or constrain this ability. The study was conducted at one Swedish university, where 78 VTE students' written self-evaluation reports from three practicum courses were analyzed on the basis of the concept of critical reflection and the theory of practice architectures. The findings emphasize the value of a strong relat ... Show more
Authors: Berglund, Ingrid; Gustavsson, Susanne; Andersson, Ingela
Published: Abingdon, England, Taylor and Francis, 2020
Resource type: Article
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https://doi.org/10.1080/14480220.2020.1747784
