Reflective Practices
A Comparative Analysis of Gender-based Differences and Barriers at Higher Secondary School Level
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The gender differences and barriers to reflective practice have been compared in the present study. The study's main objectives were to observe the gender base differences in teachers about reflective practice and to check their views about barriers to following reflective practice. The nature of the following research was descriptive. This research paper sample consisted of 300 male and female teachers of higher secondary public and private schools. The collection of data was managed through a stratified random sampling technique. Inferential statistics were applied for the analysis of data. Gender base difference of opinions about reflective practice was discovered in this study as the female teachers showed more concern towards reflective practice as compared to their male colleagues. The results regarding the barriers to reflective practice were almost identical in public and private sector higher secondary schools. It was concluded that teachers of both the public and private sectors need professional training to apply reflective practices in classroom environments. It is suggested that technology can be applied in the teaching techniques which can be helpful to fulfill the present time needs.
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Comparative analysis, Gender-based differences & barriers, Higher secondary school level, Professional development, Reflective practices, Teaching-learning processReferences
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