THE EFFECTS OF A PRESERVICE TEACHER-EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE PREPARATION OF REFLECTIVE TEACHERS

The aim of the present study was to establish whether a program designed primarily to promote reflective teaching among prospective teachers does produce teachers who differ from teachers educated in a more traditional subject-matter-oriented program. We carried out an investigation into whether graduates of the ‘reflective program’ have a more reflective attitude, better interpersonal relationships with students or a more adequate perception of those relationships, or show a greater inclination towards innovation and a higher level of job satisfaction. © 1990, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.