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Developing and Supporting Critically Reflective Teachers

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Developing and Supporting Critically Reflective Teachers

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Given the changing demographics and political landscape of US PK-12 education especially since the beginning of the twenty-first century, there is a great moral imperative to develop and support critically reflective teachers who will be able to survive and thrive in a contested sociopolitical climate. Arguably one of the most urgent issues confronting US PK-12 education is the widespread public perception that those who are involved with the education of children and youth are not responding to the needs of an increasingly diverse student population.

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    Frank Hernandez

  2. Hamline University, USA

    Rachel Endo

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Hernandez, F., Endo, R. (2017). Developing and Supporting Critically Reflective Teachers. In: Hernandez, F., Endo, R. (eds) Developing and Supporting Critically Reflective Teachers. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-986-7_1

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