Kember Reflective Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions

Action Research in Professional Education
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-68028-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, E-Book

This book deals with the nature of professional education and theneed to produce professionals who are capable of reflection uponpractice. It derives comprehensive guidelines for developingcurricula and teaching methods that encourage reflective thinking.It is heavily research-based and the multiprofessional approach isunique to this subject matter. It will appeal to educators in allhealth science disciplines.
The book includes an introduction to the concepts of reflectionand reflective thinking and describes action research methodologyused to carry out this study. Findings are presented in the form ofcase studies and the conclusions drawn are considered in thecontext of practical implementation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kember, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part A: Introduction; The nature of reflection; The project and the action research approach; Part B: Developing reflective teaching in five courses: The action research process; Integrating theory and practice; The use of learning contracts; Writing reflective journals; Promoting discussion from reflective writing; Part C: Synthesizing conclusions about curricula: Encouraging reflective writing; Facilitating critical discussion; Part D: The nature of reflection: The affective dimension of reflection; Triggers for reflection; Reflections on reflection;