Toward a Reflective Practice: Using Critical Incidents

Reflective Practice: A Comparative Dimensional Analysis of the Concept in Nursing and Education Studies

“…It has been noted that RP highlights the value of the discipline's different patterns of knowing (Carper, ). Benner (), in another frequently referenced model, posited that a nurse's development from novice to expert is closely associated with her reflective ability (Alpers, Jarrell, & Wotring, ; Brubakken et al., ; Gentile, ; Kofoed, ; Kumar, ). One of the most commonly used models in nursing, developed by Johns () proposed a narrative type of guided reflection that incorporates the ways of knowing noted by Carper (Horton‐Deutsch et al., ; Kofoed, ).…”

“…It is often directed by an instructor or facilitator so that the learner may develop her awareness, reasoning, and pattern-recognition abilities (Cleary et al, 2013;Pritchard & Gidman, 2012) and be led to yet deeper reflection (Pritchard & Gidman, 2012). The suggested methods include clinical supervision and mentoring, role models, reflective journals, narration, sharing, and the use of critical incidents (Alpers et al, 2013;Evans et al, 2013;Rigby et al, 2012).…”

Critical Learning Community in a First-year Engineering Design Study Abroad Course

“…The guided CIAs are individual writing, out-of-class assignments that are followed by in-class discussions on the significance of the analyses. The papers are structured around the three questions [24] given below for CIA #1:…”