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Obstacles to a Favorable Attitude Towards Reflective Practices in Preservice Teachers in Training

Alejandra Nocetti-de-la Barra , Cristhian Pérez-Villalobos , Andrew Philominraj

Reflective practices have been recognized as a predictor of professional development because they favor teaching changes that improve the students&rsq.

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Reflective practices have been recognized as a predictor of professional development because they favor teaching changes that improve the students’ learning. The expressions reflection, practice, and reflective professionals are very present in training programs, but with a diversity of meanings and interpretations. The concept of reflection is linked to professional development and teaching identity. The goal of training reflective teachers is shared on an international level, however, the educational conditions that favor a positive attitude toward reflection have not been sufficiently researched. This article aims to describe the obstacles to a positive attitude toward reflection in pedagogy students according to their teachers. This study is qualitative with an interpretive approach for which an instrumental case study was conducted with 15 university teachers in six Chilean regions.  The results show that both inter-institutional conditions negatively affect attitudes, as well as the lack of models of reflective practice, insufficient teaching, the way teacher reflection is evaluated, and the barriers to reflective practice in schools. The results indicate the need to intentionally teach pedagogical reflection practices and help to recognize its benefits for teaching.

Keywords: Attitude towards reflection, reflective practice, teacher training, teaching practice.

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