The bystander is defined as an active and involved participant in the social architecture of school violence, rather than a passive witness. Bullying is redefined from a triadic (bully-victim-bystander) rather than dyadic (bully-victim) perspective. Teachers, including administrators, and students can promote or ameliorate bullying and other forms of violence when in this social role. Cases are...

This paper outlines a case study of the reflections two novice teaching English to speakers other languages (TESOL) teachers in South Korea through lens framework for reflecting on practice that included teachers’ philosophy, principles, theory, practice, and beyond practice. Overall, results revealed connections between their hidden aspects (philosophy, theory) both remained consistent with wh...

Reflective journal writing has frequently been used in nursing and other health care fields as an educational strategy to promote reflection and learning. Although reflective journal writing is recognised as a valuable tool to promote students' learning, very little research has been undertaken to evaluate its use. The overall aim of this study is to examine the use of reflective journals in th...

Since the mid-1990s, the role of the teacher has expanded to include overseeing and intervening in the moral development of students. In Australia, this expectation of teachers was generated largely by the national coalition government, and has been continued by the Labor government. As a result, it is essential that pre-service teacher education courses skill pre-service teachers in appropriat...

This article isolates and observes the impact of peer readership on low-stakes reflective writing assignments in two large Introduction to Sociology classes. Through a comparative content analysis of over 2,000 private reflective journal entries and semipublic reflective blog posts, I find that both practices produce distinct forms of reflection. I argue that these differences can be understood...

Recent years have seen the emergence of numerous ‘second generation’ concepts such as Web 2.0 and Pedagogy 2.0, which indicate a marked departure from educational and information practices of the past. In broad terms, Web 2.0 services and tools are designed to be participatory, as users no longer simply access knowledge, but play an active role in creating it. This has led to an expansion in wh...

Online learning is increasingly being used in K-12 learning environments. A concomitant trend is found towards learning becoming authentic as students learn with tasks that are connected to realworld occupations. In this study, 48 pre-service teachers use an online environment to engage in authentic practice as they developed online learning experiences for their future students. Using a design...