Reflective Writing - some initial guidance for students. Jenny Moon‚ University of Exeter Introduction - reflection and reflective writing Reflection lies somewhere around the notion of learning and thinking. We reflect in order to learn something‚ or we learn as a result of reflecting. Reflective writing is the expression on paper/screen of some of the mental processes of reflection. Other forms of expressing reflection are in speech‚ in film‚ in graphic portrayal‚ music etc. The expression
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Assessing social work practice using the PCF Integrated Critical analysis and reflective practice Critical reflection and critically reflective practice are central to social work – indeed ‘Critical Reflection and Analysis’ is one of the nine domains of the PCF‚ with capability statements built into all levels. However‚ aspects of critical analysis and reflective practice are built into many domains within the PCF. For example‚ how does a student social worker learn about ‘professional and
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My original purpose for beginning this education was to achieve a master’s degree. I had no thought process put into the idea except simply achieving the degree. As time progressed into my first semester my competitive nature kicked into gear. I did not just want to achieve a degree and slide by the next two years I wanted to excel. I had found my drive again and I wanted to soak up everything I possibly could about technology. A considerable amount of time and effort needed to be put forth
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Diversity “Don’t be scared to being different from others”‚ Shoin Yoshida who was Japanese warrior said. He means that people can proud to have different beliefs and values from others. If people are not allowed to have different beliefs and values‚ it is just losing our individual identities and cultures. Today‚ people in developing nations are allowed to have different beliefs and values‚ for example people are allowed to believe in different religions. Also their countries are safer than other
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The Reflective Leadership Paper Mark West Leadership for Organizations: MGT 380 Instructor: Stacey Taylor January 27‚ 2011 The Reflective Leadership Paper Leadership‚ Wow‚ I can’t say that I have ever studied about a word with so much meaning and diversity. Considering that there are many definitions of leadership and no one in particular is right or wrong. I want to explain what I believe is the key theories of leadership success within profit and non-profit organizations‚ which
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Diversity Reflection The way‚ in which I define myself‚ is through my hobbies‚ friends‚ personality‚ and attributes. I chose to disclose my past because before I used to be a bad student that would always get into trouble. The main reason why I came to a school so far away from home was so that I could start over and mature before I return home. Based on your personality it determines what type of kid you are‚ and it also helps to determine what type of people your friends are. Since I have
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Reflective assignment This essay is a reflective account on my experience within the introductory period of my practice when caring for a patient. The essay will give the definition of reflection. This reflective essay will help me demonstrate how my experience in practice has helped me achieve one of the learning outcomes in my learning plan‚ (appendix 1). Driscoll (2000) will be used as a reflective model. The essay will explore what (description of events) so what (analysis) and now what
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REFLECTIVE PRACTICE OLUBUNMI COKER Flipping through a pile of handouts on the theries of learning‚ none seemed to offer a straight-jacked answer to the scenario that had occurred in the class that day. My mentor had been approached and rudely told off by a student that morning that all she does in the class is shout at the top of her voice and set the class in disarray. You can imagine how bad she felt. And I certainly did sympathise with her but at the same time‚ the incidence at hand gave me
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INTRODUCTION Reflective learning‚ according to Boud & Fales (1983:99) “is the process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern‚ triggered by an experience‚ which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self and which results in a changed conceptual perspective”. Boud‚ Keough & Walker (1985:19) state that “reflection in the context of learning is a generic term for those intellectual and affective activities in which individuals engage to explore their experiences in order
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Reflective practice is an important tool for teachers to be able to learn from their own classroom experiences (Lane‚ McMaster‚ Adnum‚ & Cavanagh‚ 2014). Particularly for pre-service teachers such as myself‚ it is beneficial to think “about why teachers employ particular strategies” (Alger‚ 2006‚ in Lane et al.‚ 2014) in order to evaluate each approach and better understand our role as teachers. Establishing the habit of reflective practice in order to deconstruct the assumptions I bring with me
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