Abstract
In Physical Education literature, reflective practice has been praised through its integration into curriculum programs. Especially in initial teacher education (ITE), the path to follow aims to overcome the barriers imposed by behavioral and technicist approaches, refraining from any critical thinking, questioning or autonomy to both teachers and students. Given the relevance of reflection to access new lens to view teachers practice and alter their perspectives, the purpose of this study was to comprehend the contribution of reflection in changing, or not, the understandings that future teachers have about teaching practices in Physical Education. A total of one hundred and twenty-two participants from the first year of a master’s program in Physical Education were included in this study, during the 2021/2022 academic year. Data collection was carried out through individual reflections of teaching professionalism curricular unit. A deep familiarization with the data was conducted and central themes were generated using thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006). The results showed that: i) future teachers have a limited conception in the initial phase of their training, which is shaped through reflection stimulated throughout the semester; ii) reflection allowed an understanding of pedagogical practice focused on reflective practice, adapting to the contexts diversity. These results indicate the need for ITE to promote spaces for reflection among professionals, who consider continuous critical reflection, in order to integrate it into daily professional practice. Therefore, it will be possible to guarantee quality in Physical Education, which effectively contributes to students’ development as critical and participatory citizens.
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Ana Rita Águeda, University of Porto, Portugal
Paula Silva, University of Porto, Portugal
Paula Queirós, University of Porto, Portugal
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Conference: ECE2024
Stream: Teaching Experiences
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Águeda A., Silva P., & Queirós P. (2024) Making a Real Difference in Physical Education: The Contribution of Reflection in Initial Conceptions of the Teaching Profession ISSN: 2188-1162 The European Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 1011-1023) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2024.78
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2024.78
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