Reflective Writing

by Williams, Kate; Woolliams, Mary; Spiro, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780230377257
• ISBN10: 0230377254
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-04
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

Reflective Writing provides concise and practical guidance on how students can improve their academic writing through self-reflective thinking, reading and writing. Covering a range of frameworks and strategies, it includes advice on applying reflective practices to personal and CV development.

Author Biography

KATE WILLIAMS manages the Upgrade Study Advice Service at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has worked with students from Foundation to PhD level and has written a range of books and materials on study skills. She is the Pocket Study Skills series editor. MARY WOOLLIAMS became a lecturer in Health and Social Care at Oxford Brookes University in 2003 and obtained an MSc in Higher Professional Education in 2008. In recent years she has been involved in putting together a number variety of guides and publications for students on developing their academic skills, including referencing, critical thinking and reflective writing.JANE SPIRO has run programmes in academic writing for international students worldwide, developed a fully online student resource for reflective writing, researched student response to reflection, and convened a national forum looking at reflection in practice across subject disciplines. 

Table of Contents

IntroductionPART I: UNDERSTANDING REFLECTIVE WRITINGAbout Reflection Getting Started on Reflective Writing Reflective and Critical WritingAsking Strategic QuestionsPART II: FORM AND STYLE IN REFLECTIVE WRITINGReflecting on Yourself and Your ExperienceFinding Your Voice A Reflective Diary or Learning Journal Learning Journals and Assessment Portfolios Reflection in ResearchPART III: REFLECTION IN READING AND WRITING Linking Theory and PracticeWriting a Critical Review or Annotated Bibliography That 'Reflective' Quality in WritingGetting the Balance RightPART IV:USINGFRAMEWORKS IN REFLECTIVE WRITINGChoosing a Framework Using a Framework For Reflection: Gibbs' Reflective Cycle PART V: REFLECTION FOR CAREER PLANNING Doing the GroundworkFinding Your Evidence ConclusionUseful Sources Index