My God ! it's almost the end of year 2006 ! just like before i try to think what i have done.......
Reid (1993) in her definition noted reflection as an active process rather than passive thinking.
She states: Reflection is a process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe, analyse, evaluate and so inform learning about practice.
Kemmis (1985) agrees with Reid that the process of reflection is more than a process that focuses 'on the head'.
It is, he argues, a positive active process that reviews, analyses and evaluates experiences, draws on theoretical concepts or previous learning and so provides an action plan for future experiences.
Johns (1995) notes that reflection enables the practitioner to assess, understand and learn through their experiences. It is a personal process that usually results in some change for the individual in their perspective of a situation or creates new learning for the individual.
Reflection starts with the individual or group and their own experiences and can result, if applied to practice, in improvement of their skills performed by the individual through new knowledge gained on reflection.
This process of reflection, if then related into practice, can assist the individual in gaining the required knowledge, leading to a potential improvement in the quality of the care received from that individual. The outcome of reflection as identified by Mezirow (1981) is learning.
So...... dont waste your future ! ( jakarta shady, dec 13 2006 )