In the classes observed, the teaching methods were traditionally didactic, a reflection of accepted educational practice.
These corps members' experiences invite critical reflection on educational reform policies and practices in America today.
For example, Page (1987) found that teachers' definitions of students are reflections of the educational culture of a school, their perceptions of students' social constructions (e.g., race, SES) and students' academic status in the school (e.g., high- or low-ability track).
Perhaps this is a reflection of America's educational system, America's embedded self-perception of exceptionalism or merely a negative side-effect of America being so powerful.
It is not known whether this is a true reflection of the (low) educational value of the lectures or whether the protocol that we have developed is unable to measure deep learning satisfactorily.
The opinion of some Westchesterites, many of whom have never lived outside New York State, is that their educational system is superior, a reflection of the better-educated, liberal Northeastern attitude toward schools.
The executive has decreed that the centenaries will be organised under the principles of "educational focus, reflection, inclusivity, tolerance, respect, responsibility and interdependence".
In order to numerically measure reflection to show the effects of educational interventions or follow student development over time, the instrument needs further validation and development to meet the necessary quality criteria.
Self-reflection's currency as a topic of educational importance has resulted in the incorporation of reflection journals as learning tools that promote reflection into many curricula, including PBL (Mann et al. 2009).
