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What does reflection look and feel like for international students? An exploration of reflective thinking, reflexivity and employability
Barton, Georgina Ryan, Mary
Barton, Georgina
Ryan, Mary
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Abstract
Reflection, reflective thinking and reflexivity have received significant attention in the scholarly literature on higher education yet there is limited research that explores these concepts in relation to international students. This paper consequently explores what reflection and reflective thinking might look and feel like for international students. We theorizethe importance of supporting international students in becoming reflexive practitioners in their chosen area of study; particularly in respect to graduate attributes including reflection and employability. The paper attends to this theorizationby sharing Rodgers’ (2002) four functions of reflection, a reflective thinking model –the 4Rs –as well as Archer’s (2000, 2012) notion of reflexivity. Weexplore how higher educators might consider these frameworks comprehensively when working with international students particularly in the area of workplace experience.
Keywords
reflection, reflective thinking, reflexivity, international students, employability
Date
2020
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of International Students
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Volume
10
Issue
Special Issue 2
Page Range
1-16
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Faculty of Education and Arts
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Open Access Status
Open access
License
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Open