Abstract

The purpose of this study is to study the self-reflection of teachers in the institution of infant education. The study began with the need for self-reflection of teachers in preschool education institutions. Self-reflection was defined as self-awareness and exploration of feelings, thoughts and desire of oneself and others to understand and change them. The teacher's introspection was approached as an empirical learning theory, an Onion Model, and a component of introspection. The teacher's introspection was approached from the point of view that it was absolutely necessary for the effectiveness and emotional stability of infant education. Therefore, the components of introspection were discussed. The components of introspection were studied by self-exploration, self-understanding, other people's search, and others' understanding. Self-exploration is the process of analyzing with curiosity of one's own experiences, feelings, thoughts, and behavior personality to develop in a better direction. Self-interest means an objective understanding of one's emotions and actions through subjective awareness and reflection processes. Searching for others is to pay attention to relationships with others and to recognize the inner state of others from the perspective of what happens in those relationships. Another person's harm is to seek a solution to the problem by understanding and caring for conflicts arising from his or her relationship with others. Also, another person's year is to realize and understand the meaning of other people's feelings and thoughts and act. As a result, self-reflection, self-interest, and self-examination are important for teachers at child education institutions.