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 internationastudents. We theorize the importance of supporting international students in becoming reflexive practitioners in their chosen area of study; particularly in respecto graduate attributes including reflection and employability. The paper attends to this theorization by sharing Rodgers’ (2002) four functions of reflection, a reflective thinking model – the 4Rs – as well as Archer’s (2000, 2012) notion of reflexivity. We explore how higher educators might consider these frameworks comprehensively when working with international students particularly in the area of workplace experience.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-16 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of International Students |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | S2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Nov 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of International Students. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- reflection
- reflective thinking
- reflexivity
- international students
- employability