Practicing Core Reflection

This companion volume to Korthagen, Kim, & Green's Teaching and Learning from Within: A Core Reflection Approach to Quality and Inspiration in Education, presents 78 concrete activities and exercises to support 'teaching and learning from within.'

Autorentext

Frits G. Evelein is an expert in education and art. He held various positions as a professor in teacher education at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and in music and arts education at Codarts University of Performing Arts in Rotterdam. Currently he is involved in developing innovations in education and art.

Fred A.J. Korthagen is emeritus professor of Education at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. In 2000 and in 2006, he received the Exemplary Research in Teaching and Teacher Education Award from the Teaching and Teacher Education division of AERA. In 2009, he received the Distinguished Research Award from the Association of Teacher Educators.

Zusammenfassung
Practicing Core Reflection features 78 concrete educational activities and exercises based on research. These can be used individually and in groups to support 'teaching and learning from within.' Core Reflection is an approach focused on people's personal strengths and on using practical strategies to overcome obstacles to the enactment of these strengths. This approach has been used in many contexts all over the world and has shown great promise in helping to re-chart the course for education and to re-think its purpose in global and democratic societies. Additional tools (Cards, Figures, Tables, Forms in a printable PDF format) are provided on this website (under the eResources tab). Building on the theoretical foundations established in Korthagen, Kim, and Green's Teaching and Learning from Within: A Core Reflection Approach to Quality and Inspiration in Education, this companion volume can be used together with it or on its own to engage educators in exploring what it means to bring out the best in oneself, in students, in colleagues, and others-a critically significant project if education is to realize new levels of possibility and potential.

Inhalt

Preface

1. Working from your inner core: An outline

2. Introductory activity: Reflection on inspiration and stagnation

3. Tapping into the power of your core qualities

4. Introductory activity: Looking at what makes people special

5. Introductory activity: Recognizing your own core qualities

6. Recognizing core qualities in situations

7. Recognizing different types of core qualities

8. Increasing your skills by applying core qualities

9. Expanding your core qualities

10. Applying new core qualities

11. Increasing your energy by applying your core qualities in the here and now

12. Working with the core qualities that give meaning to your life

13. Applying your core qualities specifically

14. Applying core qualities in difficult situations

15. Balancing core qualities

16. Recognizing and naming core qualities in a conversation

17. Recognizing core qualities of a group

18. Using three information channels: Thinking, feeling and wanting

19. Orientation activity: Experiencing the difference between thinking and feeling

20. Orientation activity: Using the information of thinking, feeling and wanting

21. Becoming aware of your thoughts in a difficult situation

22. Observing your thinking

23. Developing more focused thinking

24. Looking at a problem through different 'glasses'

25. Discerning differences among feelings

26. Becoming aware of the effects of your feelings

27. Deepening contact by using the elevator between thinking, feeling, and wanting

28. Managing the difference between 'wanting' and 'having to'

29. Using your willpower

30. Working and living from your passion

31. Using the power of your desires and ideals

32. Introductory activity: Knowing your needs

33. Introductory activity: Recognizing your basic psychological needs

34. Discovering the connection between fulfillment of the need for competence and success in your work

35. Discovering the connection between fulfillment of the need for autonomy and motivation for your work

36. Discovering the relationship between fulfillment of the need for relatedness and having contact

37. Being more successful at work by feeling more competent

38. Becoming more motivated by increasing your sense of autonomy

39. Improved contact with your students or colleagues through increased relatedness

40. Exploring different types of ideals

41. Exploring your own ideals

42. Using the power of an ideal to complete a task

43. Focusing your ideals

44. Addressing your doubts about ideals

45. Using your inner resources

46. Using a role model as a source of inspiration and strength

47. Going with the flow

48. Introductory activity: Recognizing flow

49. Introductory activity: Increasing flow; work as play

50. Exploring flow and non-flow

51. Using core qualities to increase flow

52. Increasing the flow of a group: Flow is contagious

53. Letting go of limitations

54. Introductory activity: Becoming aware of your limiting thoughts

55. Introductory activity: Recognizing the self-fulfilling prophesy

56. Becoming aware of the fight response

57. Becoming aware of the flight response

58. Becoming aware of freezing

59. Connecting the aspects of your personality

60. Introductory activity: Recognizing different aspects of your personality

61. Introductory activity: Recognizing a friction between layers

62. Becoming aware of influences from your environment

63. Changing your perception of your environment

64. Reflecting on your behavior in a certain situation

65. Reflecting on your competencies

66. Reflecting on less developed competencies

67. Recognizing destructive beliefs

68. Recognizing constructive beliefs

69. Changing destructive beliefs

70. Reflecting on roles

71. Reflecting on identity

72. Staying true to yourself

73. Directing your work

74. Working with presence and mindfulness

75. Introductory activity: Experiencing presence

76. Working with attention

77. Recognizing and preventing drifting

78. Recognizing automatisms

79. Becoming aware of the pros and cons of downloading

80. Developing more presence and mindfulness

81. Deepening the connection

82. Becoming aware of the timeless observer

83. Turning problems into opportunities for growth

84. Introductory activity: Learning to use a problem as a route to an ideal

85. Introductory activity: Learning to handle obstacles

86. Leading a session on core reflection

87. Applying core reflection to yourself

88. Working with this book: Some practical tips

About the authors

Appendix

References

Index