Development of reflective thinking through distance teacher education programs at AIOU Pakistan

The current study aims to investigate the possibilities of developing reflective thinking among learners through distance education programs. The case of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad, Pakistan is examined to achieve this task. The study is based on Mezirow’s theory of reflective thi...

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Autores principales:	Muhammad Ayub Buzdar, Akhtar Ali
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2013
Materias:	Habitual Action Understanding Reflection Critical Reflection Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e4de9e2d0e74445bb582ddfef98384c12021-12-02T19:20:07ZDevelopment of reflective thinking through distance teacher education programs at AIOU Pakistan10.19173/irrodl.v14i3.13501492-3831https://doaj.org/article/e4de9e2d0e74445bb582ddfef98384c12013-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1350https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831The current study aims to investigate the possibilities of developing reflective thinking among learners through distance education programs. The case of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad, Pakistan is examined to achieve this task. The study is based on Mezirow’s theory of reflective thinking, which divides thinking in four categories. The Questionnaire of Reflective Thinking (QRT) developed by Kember et al. (2000) based on Mezirow (1991) was administered to 450 AIOU students. The thinking and learning practices of students governed by their habitual actions, understanding, reflection, and critical reflection are statistically examined to meet the research objectives. Findings reveal that AIOU teacher education programs have a stronger tendency to promote understanding and reflective thinking among learners. The need to integrate content for developing critical reflection among learners is highlighted. The study also discovers the significant impacts of students’ job status and previous qualifications on their thinking patterns. Muhammad Ayub BuzdarAkhtar AliAthabasca University PressarticleHabitual ActionUnderstandingReflectionCritical ReflectionSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 14, Iss 3 (2013)
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description	The current study aims to investigate the possibilities of developing reflective thinking among learners through distance education programs. The case of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad, Pakistan is examined to achieve this task. The study is based on Mezirow’s theory of reflective thinking, which divides thinking in four categories. The Questionnaire of Reflective Thinking (QRT) developed by Kember et al. (2000) based on Mezirow (1991) was administered to 450 AIOU students. The thinking and learning practices of students governed by their habitual actions, understanding, reflection, and critical reflection are statistically examined to meet the research objectives. Findings reveal that AIOU teacher education programs have a stronger tendency to promote understanding and reflective thinking among learners. The need to integrate content for developing critical reflection among learners is highlighted. The study also discovers the significant impacts of students’ job status and previous qualifications on their thinking patterns.
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title_short	Development of reflective thinking through distance teacher education programs at AIOU Pakistan
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Development of reflective thinking through distance teacher education programs at AIOU Pakistan

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