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The Social Memoir: An Analysis of Developing Reflective Ability in a Pre-Service Methods Course
Teaching & Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies
Format: Journal Article
Publication Date: Nov 30, 2003
Pages: 59 - 75
Sources ID: 28871
Notes: ISSN 0742-051XISSN 0742-051X
Visibility: Private
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This descriptive study uses narrative analysis to examine the nature and quality of pre-service teachers' initial attempts at reflection via the genre of memoir writing in a social studies methods course. The paper begins by reviewing other uses of narrative reflection and autobiographical writing in teacher education. This is followed by an explanation of how students develop a memoir as part of their social studies course work and the methodology employed by the researchers to examine these texts. The paper concludes with an analysis of the findings accompanied by a discussion of the educational significance of this study in initiating reflection through autobiographical writing.