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Empowering Collective Reflection: Realistic Evaluation of Video Enhanced Reflective Practice (VERP) in an Early Childhood Setting in England
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Soni, Anita – Professional Development in Education, 2023
Within professional development (PD), reflection is recognised as a key ingredient to developing high quality practice, however less is known about the context and mechanisms needed to enable this in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. This article explores video enhanced reflective practice (VERP), an innovative model of…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Reflection, Early Childhood Education, Professional Development
Contemporary Practice in Professional Learning and Development of Early Childhood Educators in Australia: Reflections on What Works and Why
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Hadley, Fay; Waniganayake, Manjula; Shepherd, Wendy – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Continuous professional learning and development (PLD) is an essential component of effective practice in any profession. PLD as a professional responsibility and workplace requirement in early childhood (EC) settings is now embedded in Australian national policy. What PLD looks like and how it happens in EC settings is a hot topic both locally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
"Accept the Change and Enjoy the Range": Applications of the Circles of Change Methodology with Professionals Who Support Early Childhood Educators
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Macfarlane, Kym; Lakhani, Ali; Cartmel, Jennifer; Casley, Marilyn; Smith, Kerry – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Inclusion Support Facilitators support Early Childhood Education and Care centres in Australia to provide an inclusive environment for the children they serve. To date no research has examined the causes of job stress faced by these professionals. Similarly, no research has explored how interventions aimed at supporting Inclusion Support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Intervention, Facilitators (Individuals)
Reflecting on Reflection: Improving Teachers' Readiness to Facilitate Participatory Learning with Young Children
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McLeod, Naomi – Professional Development in Education, 2015
This paper explores whether teachers' habits and assumptions about their practice can be enhanced by continued professional development through nurturing self-awareness of lived experiences. Within the paper a practical understanding of critical reflection as a process is explored and particular attention is given to Moon's assertion that one…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Participation, Young Children, Reflection