Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher

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Chapter 3 establishes the importance for critical reflection of teachers analyzing their own autobiographies as learners. All chapters have been thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect today's classroom formats, whether online or face-to-face, or in large lectures or small groups.

In addition, all chapters have been thoroughly updated and expanded to align with today's classrooms, whether online or face-to-face, in large lecture formats or small groups.Chapter 1 lays out the concept of reflection in general terms and then focuses on explaining what is distinctive about critical reflection.

Stephen Brookfield—the award-wining educator and bestselling author—explains how to confront the contradictions involved in creating democratic classrooms by using critical reflection as a tool for ongoing personal and professional development. Targeting faculty at all levels and across disciplines, this personal guide explores how practicing critical reflection can help align faculty with desired student outcomes, to view their practice from new perspectives, and engage learners by using varied teaching formats.

Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education, he is the author of numerous books on teaching, including The Skillful Teacher (2015), Teaching for Critical Thinking (2011), and The Discussion Book (with Stephen Preskill) (2016), all from Jossey-Bass. All chapters have been thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect today’s classroom formats, whether online or face-to-face, or in large ­lectures or small groups.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The CIQ has surprised me on numerous occasions in which I thought I was "bombing" a teaching session. Stephen Brookfield―the award-wining educator and bestselling author―explains how to confront the ­contradictions involved in creating democratic classrooms by using critical reflection as a tool for ongoing personal and professional development. Critical reflection can also aid in understanding and managing classroom power dynamics, modeling critical thinking for students, as well as working with the complexities of diverse classrooms.Filled with illustrative examples from a wide variety of classroom settings, the volume explores in detail what critical reflection is and why it is so vital for becoming a skillful teacher. Filled with practical tools and expert insight, this volume helps facilitate a journey of constructive self-critique. This is the second Brookfield book that I have read, after starting with his revised edition of The Skillful Teacher (2015). Educators with the courage to challenge their own assumptions in an effort to improve learning are the invaluable role models our students need.