Open AccessBuilding the Disposition of Reflection through the Inquiry-focused School Library Program
Author(s) -
Jami L. Jones,
Kaye B. Dotson
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw6799
Subject(s) - disposition , reflection (computer programming) , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics education , critical thinking , engineering ethics , computer science , engineering , social psychology , programming language
The goal of educators to cultivate reflective thinkers is enhanced through the inquiry-focused school library program proposed by Kuhlthau. The authors present reflection, an essential component of inquiry, as a disposition that can be "caught, taught and acquired" through a process of modeling in a school library environment which is designed to support the development of this essential critical thinking skill. A framework for strengthening the disposition of reflection is presented, based on Dewey's and Sch̦n's work on reflection and Bransford, Brown and Cocking's work on learning. The stages of reflection and inquiry are compared to dispositions-in-action, indicating their potential for enhancing student learning and understanding. Guidelines and practical suggestions are recommended for teaching reflection in a learner-, knowledge-, and assessment-centered school library program.