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Framing students’ reflective interactions based on photos

Critical reflection, addressing students’ attitude, beliefs and values related to pressing topics in the world, plays a crucial role in developing ethical sensitiveness and critical design literacy in design education. Critical reflection is provoked by discussing self-made photos, as is demonstrated in the research method Photovoice. This paper considers Photovoice in design education for its ability to foster learning through self-guided critical reflective interactions with peers based on self-made photos. Research on how to support this is lacking. This paper addresses this gap by studying students engaging in self-guided Photovoice assignments. Results consist of adapted steps for Photovoice in education and illustrate potential as well as boundaries of self-guided Photovoice through students’ quotes and photomaps. Also, five frames of interpretation, suggested by students engaged in self-guided Photovoice, contribute to previous knowledge and may inspire the design education community to start experimenting with Photovoice in course work. The final aim is to support students in critical reflection, a crucial skill for responsible design professionals.

Uit de bevoorrechte bubbel - Bildung in de praktijk van de wijk

Samenvatting: Door HRM-bachelor hbo-studenten te betrekken bij een onderzoeksproject in het Amsterdamse Nieuw-West probeerden we een bijdrage te leveren aan ‘Bildung’ van de studenten: kritisch zelfbewustzijn en empathie ontwikkeling in het onderwijs. De vraag die centraal staat in dit artikel is:Welke bijdrage aan ‘Bildung’ van de deelnemende HRM studenten heeft een maatschappelijk relevant project als ‘meedoen in Nieuw-West’ gegeven? Om tot een antwoord te komen op onze vraag hebben we drie jaar na dato diepte-interviews afgenomen bij tien studenten die deelnamen aan het onderzoekproject. Op basis van ons explorerend onderzoek concluderen we dat dit project een bijdrage heeft geleverd. Echter, het vormt in het huidige onderwijsaanbod zo’n vreemde eend in de bijt dat studenten pas kunnen werken aankritische reflectie nadat in vervolgstudies inhouden zijn aangeboden die reflectie mogelijk maken. In een opleiding moet vaker van de gebaande paden worden afgeweken, niet alleen in praktische zin, maar ook in de theoretische onderbouwing. Zo’n curriculum kan een bijdrage leveren aan een begin van ‘Bildung’. --Summary: By involving HRM bachelor students (higher professional education) in a research project in Amsterdam, we tried to contribute to ‘Bildung’ of the students: critical self-awareness, and empathy development in education. The question that is central in this article is: What contribution to ‘Bildung’ did the research project ‘participating in a district of Amsterdam’ offered to the participating HRM students? We have interviewed in depth ten students who participated in the research project. Based on our exploratory research, we conclude that this project has made a contribution to ‘Bildung’. However, in the current educational curriculum there is no emphasis on the role of a component such as critical self-reflection. To offer the possibility to develop ‘Bildung’ it is necessary to pay attention to the practical sense and the theoretical foundation in the curriculum. Such a curriculum can contribute to the start of ‘Bildung’.

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Reflecting on self-reflection in honours education

Using a digital interactive narrative as guided self-reflection for beginning nurses to encourage self-care

Published in collaboration with the University Medical Center Groningen.Burn-out and turnover rates among beginning Dutch nurses are high. One of the main reasons for this is the difficulty in adjusting to the tumultuous working environment or making it work in their favor. This is particularly hard for beginning nurses, as they do not have enough experience to reflect on their ordealsand take appropriate actions.One way to prompt their self-reflection is to provide focused questions within controlled situations that are believable and relatable. The contextualized guidance provides clarity and helps student nurses analyze tough situations in a safe and structured environment. Through this process, they are invited toreflect on what they could do differently, or whom they could reach out to for help.

Is self reflection dangerous?

Reflection is considered necessary and beneficial within career learning and is deemed to be a condition for successful career-identity development. Indeed, reflection is generally seen as a key competency in learning how to respond effectively to a complex and dynamic post-modern world in which individuals are increasingly exposed to risk. Paradoxically however, reflection can itself form a risk when it results in rumination. It is therefore important to identify the conditions and personal (risk) factors that make reflection a detrimental or beneficial activity and to identify elements within career learning interventions that promote benefit. The purpose here is to increase awareness about reflective versus ruminative processes and promote responsible use of interventions that aim to stimulate reflection in the process of career-identity formation. Based on the “career writing” method, the authors conclude that a successful career intervention must especially provide good facilitation and a safe holding environment. https://doi.org/10.1177/1038416216670675 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinekke-lengelle-phd-767a4322/