The following qualitative study analyzed pre-service teachers' reflective essays during an introductory place-based educational experience class. The analysis examined how racial identity is an integral component of preservice teachers' professional identity development. Using Helm (2007) and Howard's (2016) racial identity developmental model,…

This research aims to explore both the individual and combined relationships between the use of GeoGebra and productive disposition with students' strategic competence. The use of GeoGebra involves teacher-led activities designed to assist students in managing and engaging with learning, serving as a tool to enhance mathematics learning outcomes.…

While thrusting the importance of knowledge, Bertrand Russell highlights one special "utility" of it, i.e., knowledge promotes a widely contemplative habit of mind; and such knowledge, he terms 'useless'. For Russell, the habit of contemplation is the capacity of rationalized enquiry which enables individuals to consider all questions in…

In this article, we explore three Daoist concepts in East Asian historical and cultural contexts, addressing Daoism and its educational significance in connecting with new materialism theory. We argue that Daoism's nonaction, the interdependence of things and concepts, and nonlinguistic learning allow us to expand art education from the Cartesian…

This article shares four dialogues with Vivian Gussin Paley to show how the author embarked on a journey of "writing, thinking, and teaching" with Mrs. Paley. Their journey started with the author sharing stories about students in her classroom through written correspondence with Mrs. Paley. In the process of writing and thinking, the…

This article describes the development and assessment of teaching strategies to enhance student professional identity development by shifting the pedagogical focus from content knowledge to the practice of interpersonal and conflict resolution skills, and reflection to create awareness, observe growth, and find meaning.

Professional development opportunities for museum educators are often short-term experiences that are void of reflections to support one's professional growth and practices within a collaborative environment. Video clubs may serve as an effective approach to supporting the professional growth and practices of educators in museum settings. Video…

This research study aimed to achieve five objectives. The first objective was to explore the pedagogical content knowledge of nurse educators who teach pharmacology. The second objective was to reflect upon the experiences of nurse educators who teach pharmacology. The third objective was to understand which pedagogical content knowledge informs…

John Dewey is well-known for claiming that school education is all about developing the ability to think. There is nothing else for schools to do so far as students' minds are concerned. Thinking is not only the aim of education for Dewey, however, but the means of achieving it. This is not because it is the method to be preferred. Rather, as…

Teacher evaluation systems have evolved over centuries based on how cultures view the profession. Currently, one of the most used evaluation tools is Danielson's framework for teaching (FFT), which has been in use for over 20 years. In this qualitative study, 12 teachers across different high schools shared their experiences of the framework's…

COVID-19 exacerbated a pre-existing and well-documented mental health crisis on college campuses in the United States. During COVID-19, more college students than ever before in recorded history reported feelings of anxiety and depression, among other mental health issues. There are myriad possible causes for the decline in mental health among…

National studies continue to indicate that the graduating STEM student body is not representative of the diversity of the U.S. population. In addition to, or in the absence of, institutional change, instructors must learn how to implement equity-focused pedagogical changes in order to better support their students. This article describes my…

Conducting an investigation on the needs and experiences of doing Reflective Practice (RP) by Indonesian EFL teachers, this article exposes three main points: EFL teachers' needs for RP model, their understanding and previous experiences of conducting RP, and a proposed RP model with the integration of Lesson Study (LS) principles. All data were…

"Teacher talk" is one of the key instructional components in English language teaching classrooms. This study used reflective practice and stimulated recall to investigate teacher beliefs and practices about teacher talk. Data came from two participants who teach English as a second language (ESL) courses at a private university in the…

Reflective essays have become common in higher education, especially for modules and programmes focused on the development of practical skills. This paper analyses the efficacy of reflective essays specifically for social research methods education and training. In order to do so, a thematic analysis of qualitative survey data from undergraduate…