REFLECTIVE TEACHING - A LITERATURE-REVIEW

Recent attention has focused on the development of reflective teachers . Teacher educators have developed and used several reflective strateg ies, programs, and models to enhance preservice and in-service teacher s' reflective abilities. The purpose of this article is to describe an d comment on the different perspectives regarding theory and research on reflective teaching. This paper focused on three dimensions: (a) an account of the conceptual alternatives and theoretical traditions of reflection, (b) an overview of practical and empirical efforts on refl ection in classroom and physical education settings, and (c) methodolo gical issues and recommendations for future research.