Reflecting on Reflective Practice: exploring ways to support student teachers

This UCET blog explores the experience of being part of a PGCE student-tutor collaborative research project, aiming to have a better understanding of how student teachers engage in reflective practice. From an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) practitioner's perspective, the project has also helped staff tutors reflect on how they support student teachers’ reflective practices.

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Open Research Online (The Open University)
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2026-03-31
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Reflective Practices in Education
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Reflecting on Reflective Practice: exploring ways to support student teachers

Nerys Defis
Open Research Online (The Open University)
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Reflecting on Reflective Practice: exploring ways to support student teachers

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Abstract

This UCET blog explores the experience of being part of a PGCE student-tutor collaborative research project, aiming to have a better understanding of how student teachers engage in reflective practice. From an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) practitioner's perspective, the project has also helped staff tutors reflect on how they support student teachers’ reflective practices.

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