Katrina Liu (Teaching & Learning) and Richard Miller (Music), together with 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alumna Lei Ping (Ph.D., 2025) and Christopher R. Crowley from Wayne State University recently published "Testing the Limits of the Practical: Using van Manen’s Framework to Support Prospective Teachers’ Critical Reflection for Transformative Learning" in the journal Education Studies. Using the lens of the "Practical" articulated by Max van Manen (1977), this empirical study found that the structures and processes of reflective practice in teacher education encourage racially evasive epistemological consumerism among prospective teachers, limiting their capacity for critical reflection. The authors provide suggestions for modifying teacher education programs to nurture transformative educators.
