Issues around Incorporating Reflection in Teacher Education in Turkey

Abstract

Recently, the concept of reflection has been at the core of the discussions on effective teaching and teachers’ professional development and reflective practice is becoming a dominant paradigm in teacher education programs worldwide. Through reviewing literature on the emergence of reflection as a conceptual thrust in teacher education, this paper aims to analyse current teacher education system in Turkey in terms of developing and sustaining reflection. Issues to be considered in the process of applying reflective principles to the pre-service teacher education programs are discussed and suggestions for improvement of reflectivity of student teachers are presented at the end of the paper.