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Being a Teacher: Professional Challenges and Choices. Section Seven | Making a difference. What essential qualities do teachers (and schools) need in order to make a difference. This section provides a platform for teacher agency and reflective practice.

When you have completed this section, you should be able to:

  • demonstrate a significantly richer understanding of the term professionalism in relation to teaching;

  • recognize the value of adopting a reflective approach to your teaching in collaboration with colleagues;

  • practise systematic reflective practice in your teaching; and

  • appreciate the significance of agency and the scope that it creates for teachers in education.

Creators: 
Mike Adendorff, Mark Mason, Maropeng Modiba, Lynette Faragher, Zandile Kunene, John Gultig
Year: 
2010
License Condition: Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5  
Type: 
Courseware
Section: 
OER courseware
Publisher/Source: 
South African Institute for Distance Education
Mike Adendorff, Mark Mason, Maropeng Modiba, Lynette Faragher, Zandile Kunene, John Gultig