Reflecting on Reflective Practices in Clinical Legal Education

Reflecting on clinical education

Welcome to this second issue of Perspectives on Medical Education in its second year of existence. As Editorial Board we are happy with the increasing number of manuscripts that have been submitted in the past 18 months or so, many of which are important for the field of medical education, and we look forward to many more years to come. Let me introduce you to the content of the PME issue #2, w...

Reflecting on ‘ Reflective practice ’

Reflective practice has burgeoned over the last few decades throughout various fields of professional practice and education. In some professions it has become one of the defining features of competence, even if on occasion it has been adopted mistakenly and unreflectively to rationalise existing practice. The allure of the ‘reflection bandwagon’ lies in the fact that it ‘rings true’ (Loughran,...

The Reflective Learning Continuum: Reflecting on Reflection

Reflecting About Assessment by Reflective-Critical and Creative Thinking in Nursing Education in Brazil

Develop critical, reflective and creative ability has become more important than the mere illustration or transmission of knowledge in nursing education and in this context, evaluation is set such an element essential to promote this thinking more critical. Stevenson and Gordon [1] consider that active learning can enhance critical thinking because the students share their experience, consideri...

Reflecting on Experiential Learning in Marketing Education

Experiential learning methods have become increasingly popular in marketing education. Factors underlying this trend are: the desire to respond to the changing higher education environment (the student-customer); to endow students with employability skills; the common sense assumption that since marketing is a practical activity learning from experience makes sense; and, pedagogic methods desig...