Professional Development Within the Lifelong Learning Sector Essay Example
Helen Smith
Module 4: Professional Development
Within the Essay I will be discussing Professionalism within my role as a Childcare Tutor for Lifeskills Solutions. I will be defining Professionalism within the Lifelong Learning Sector and discussing what constitutes Professional characteristics and attitudes relating to my own Professional standards. The Essay will also discuss teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector as a dual profession and will evaluate the changing status of further education. The Essay will highlight the connection between Professionalism and Reflective Practice. I will be identifying the importance of reflection and identifying three models of reflection and will be relating them to my own practice as a Reflective Practitioner. To support the identification of the Reflective models I will be using one model to show how I used the model to change the effectiveness of an activity undertaken within my Childcare Level 1 classroom sessions.
To be a Professional within your job role according to Jocelyn Robson (2006) relates to three components including the individual having a high level of professional knowledge relating to their subject and how they teach. Robson (2006) recognises that professional’s within the Lifelong Learning Sector are Dual Professionals, Professionals within their vocation, as well as education. Within the three components Professionalism is identified as having autonomy where behaviour is handled consistently and appropriately to maintain high standards of teaching and learning.
“Professionalism results as a consequence of setting high standards by maintaining appropriate specialist knowledge, and by shared values”. (Roffey-Barentsen and Malthouse (2009), Page 14).
Liz Beaty’s (2000) Ethical Principles of Professional behaviour echoes Jocelyn Robson’s (2006) three components. The Principles identify the characteristics of Professionals as responsibilities related to their knowledge and experience,
Module 4: Professional Development
Within the Essay I will be discussing Professionalism within my role as a Childcare Tutor for Lifeskills Solutions. I will be defining Professionalism within the Lifelong Learning Sector and discussing what constitutes Professional characteristics and attitudes relating to my own Professional standards. The Essay will also discuss teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector as a dual profession and will evaluate the changing status of further education. The Essay will highlight the connection between Professionalism and Reflective Practice. I will be identifying the importance of reflection and identifying three models of reflection and will be relating them to my own practice as a Reflective Practitioner. To support the identification of the Reflective models I will be using one model to show how I used the model to change the effectiveness of an activity undertaken within my Childcare Level 1 classroom sessions.
To be a Professional within your job role according to Jocelyn Robson (2006) relates to three components including the individual having a high level of professional knowledge relating to their subject and how they teach. Robson (2006) recognises that professional’s within the Lifelong Learning Sector are Dual Professionals, Professionals within their vocation, as well as education. Within the three components Professionalism is identified as having autonomy where behaviour is handled consistently and appropriately to maintain high standards of teaching and learning.
“Professionalism results as a consequence of setting high standards by maintaining appropriate specialist knowledge, and by shared values”. (Roffey-Barentsen and Malthouse (2009), Page 14).
Liz Beaty’s (2000) Ethical Principles of Professional behaviour echoes Jocelyn Robson’s (2006) three components. The Principles identify the characteristics of Professionals as responsibilities related to their knowledge and experience,