Demystifying Critical Reflection

Improving Pedagogy and Practice with Legitimation Code Theory

Namala Tilakaratna, Eszter Szenes

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781032011172
• eBook ISBN: 9781000966831
• Topic: Bildung
• Subtopic: Bildung Allgemein

Drawing on Legitimation Code Theory (LCT), this volume reveals the knowledge practices and language of critical reflection in a range of different subjects, making clear how it can be taught and learned.

Critical thinking is widely held to be a key attribute required for successfully living, learning and earning in modern societies. Universities now list critical thinking as a key graduate quality and use 'critical reflection' as a way of teaching students how to become reflective and ethical professionals. Yet, what 'critical reflection' actually involves remains vague in research, teaching practice, and assessment. Studies draw on LCT, a fast-growing framework for revealing the knowledge practices that enable educational success and the individual chapters focus on a diverse range of contexts across the disciplinary map, including education, science, arts, sociology and nursing. The book further connects research and practice by presenting in-depth analyses of critical reflection and providing practical insights into how LCT can be used to design pedagogic interventions.

The book offers a rich resource for both scholars and teachers who want to demystify critical reflection and prepare university students for the modern workplace.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of contributors
• 1. Seeing knowledge and knowers in critical reflection: Legitimation Code Theory
• PART I Uncovering critical reflection
• PART II Supporting critical reflection in pedagogy
• PART III Cultivating critically-reflective students
• Index