Shaping our Profession

I found Foley and Hays article 'Shaping our Profession'(2007) relevant to our Blogs. This sort of reflection is a way of developing and sharing knowledge and may lead us to feeling confident enough to contribute teaching experiences and ideas with others in professional journals perhaps at a later stage.
"While it is important to map the profession's journey in practice, the development of a strong body of research that is based on Australian practice is also fundamental to the shaping of our future. Hay and foley (2007)
"Over the years, Scan has published the writings of teacher- librarians, teachers and principals who have evaluated their learning and teaching experiences. Capturing these reflections in formal publications, such as professional journals, conference papers or book chapters, not only provides each of the writers with an opportunity to share their learning, it provides us with a wealth of evidence, a documented history if you like, of our profession's growth, challenges, changes and future directions." p24