The Reflective Spin: Case Studies of Teachers in Higher Education Transforming Action

by Chen, Ai-Yen; Van Maanen, John

• ISBN13: 9789810241858
• ISBN10: 9810241852
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	xi
Preface Preface to the Reflective Spin	xiii
S. Gopinathan
Foreword Dialogue: How to Reflect in a Group	xv
Edgar H. Schein
Prologue Landscaping the Reflective Spin	xix
Ai-Yen Chen
Section ONE Perspectives and Contexts of Reflection	1	(66)
Reflecting on the Reflective Practitioners	3	(12)
Richard Pring
Storying and Restorying Ourselves: Narrative and Reflection	15	(10)
D. J. Clandinin
F. M. Connelly
Case Studies: Why Now, More Than Ever, Cases are Important	25	(20)
John Van Maanen
The Contexts That Transform Learning	45	(22)
Ai-Yen Chen
Joyce James
Section TWO Reflecting on Self and Text	67	(52)
Confession of a Recovering Classroom Talking Addict	69	(12)
Louis Schmier
Teacher Knowledge and Classroom Teaching	81	(16)
Alan Watson
Embedding Chinese Classical Ideas in a Business Law Course	97	(12)
Soh-Loi Loi
Jack Teo
Cross-Cultural Readings: The Case of King Lear	109	(10)
Kirpal Singh
Section THREE Learning in Community	119	(145)
Teacher Perspectives: As a Tool for Reflection, Partnerships and Professional Growth	121	(36)
Christine Bennett
Reflective Classroom Practice: Case Studies of Hong Kong Student Teachers	157	(30)
Ora W. Y. Kwo
A Teacher's Use of the Reflective Process in Implementing Cooperative Learning	187	(20)
Christine Kim-Eng Lee
Maureen Ng
Group Learning for Doing Case Studies in an Engineering and Technology Management Course	207	(18)
Ziqi Liao
Ai-Yen Chen
The Reflection on a Masters of Educational Administration Programme	225	(10)
Mollie Neville
Reflecting on University Teaching Practices	235	(29)
Marnie O'Neill
Terry Fulljames
Shirley Macmillan-O'Rourke
Section FOUR Educating the Larger Life	264	(83)
Educating the ``Larger Life''	265	(30)
Lori Breslow
Solving Problems in a Saturated Dental Curriculum	295	(10)
Lum-Peng Lim
Accounting for Manufacturing: Reflecting on the Grading System	305	(30)
Fred Kofman
Reflection on 44 Years of Teaching	335	(12)
Howard Mehlinger
Epilogue The Continual Dialogue on the Reflective Spin	347	(2)
Ai-Yen Chen
John Van Maanen
Notes on the Contributors	349