Examples Of Reflective Accounts
EXAMPLE OF A REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT FROM WHICH TO DEVELOP AN ACADEMIC POSTER
Introduction
Recently I have been studying on a Masters course and have been studying about leadership and management in health. I have little practical experience of leadership and management of health projects or services. It is important that I reflect on my learning as I hope to develop my skills and experience of management and leadership once I leave the university.
Greenwood( 1993) suggests that reflection is about considering what one is doing whilst doing it and is often the result of something that has surprised the practitioner. Fitzgerald (1994) believes that the individual is retrospectively considering practice undertaken through recall, thereby uncovering …show more content…
Gibbs reflective cycle ( 1988) provides a useful framework to reflect on my learning about leadership and management. For the purposed of this assessment I will use Gibbs cycle to help structure and guide my analysis and reflection of my learning relating to leadership and management.
Gibbs model
Gibbs model is straightforward and covers 6 key areas.. The situation is described, feelings are considered, the experience is evaluated, the situation analysed for clarity , conclusions are drawn and an action plan is developed so that the individual can consider what they would do if the situation arose again. At the conclusion stage it is also important to consider what else could have been done to affect a different outcome. A model diagram can be seen below.
GIBBS REFLECTIVE CYCLE
Description
(What happened?)
Action Plan Feelings
(If it arose again what (What were you would you do?) thinking & feeling?)
Conclusion Evaluation (What was good & bad about the experience?
Analysis (What sense can you make of the situation?)
Stage 1 – …show more content…
I think that I could have taken more time to read around the topics under discussion in class. I could also have been more participatory I class and asked for clarification. I also should have discussed the issues with my class mates more. I also could have contacted the tutor for advice. In my assessment I could have tried to link the theory to more to an example and I could have made sure I had a balance between leadership and management issues. I tended to focus on leadership issues as these were what I enjoyed learning
Introduction
Recently I have been studying on a Masters course and have been studying about leadership and management in health. I have little practical experience of leadership and management of health projects or services. It is important that I reflect on my learning as I hope to develop my skills and experience of management and leadership once I leave the university.
Greenwood( 1993) suggests that reflection is about considering what one is doing whilst doing it and is often the result of something that has surprised the practitioner. Fitzgerald (1994) believes that the individual is retrospectively considering practice undertaken through recall, thereby uncovering …show more content…
Gibbs reflective cycle ( 1988) provides a useful framework to reflect on my learning about leadership and management. For the purposed of this assessment I will use Gibbs cycle to help structure and guide my analysis and reflection of my learning relating to leadership and management.
Gibbs model
Gibbs model is straightforward and covers 6 key areas.. The situation is described, feelings are considered, the experience is evaluated, the situation analysed for clarity , conclusions are drawn and an action plan is developed so that the individual can consider what they would do if the situation arose again. At the conclusion stage it is also important to consider what else could have been done to affect a different outcome. A model diagram can be seen below.
GIBBS REFLECTIVE CYCLE
Description
(What happened?)
Action Plan Feelings
(If it arose again what (What were you would you do?) thinking & feeling?)
Conclusion Evaluation (What was good & bad about the experience?
Analysis (What sense can you make of the situation?)
Stage 1 – …show more content…
I think that I could have taken more time to read around the topics under discussion in class. I could also have been more participatory I class and asked for clarification. I also should have discussed the issues with my class mates more. I also could have contacted the tutor for advice. In my assessment I could have tried to link the theory to more to an example and I could have made sure I had a balance between leadership and management issues. I tended to focus on leadership issues as these were what I enjoyed learning