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dc.contributor.convenorLyn Bibbings
dc.contributor.authorCater, Carl
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:27:49Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:27:49Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2007-09-06
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/14687
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the use of reflective journals in enhancing the learning experiences of field based courses. Journals are a useful tool for students to engage in critical reflection, both on theoretical material covered in lectures and readings, but also on individual experiences. This promotes self-awareness as well as the ability to communicate these thoughts clearly. Using examples from field trips conducted in Norway, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea and the corresponding student narratives, the paper uncovers issues facing their use in tourism education. In particular, the material demonstrates the wide variety of styles that can be used in these journals, and the challenges faced in integrating theoretical and personal insights. However, it is argued that this is a strength, rather than a shortcoming, as it encourages a skill set based as much on stewardship as employability. Furthermore the difficulties in assessing such items are raised, along with their use in course evaluation. Such initiatives reflect a balanced approach to the contemporary tourism curriculum, encouraging the development of 'philosophic practitioners'.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAssociation for Tourism in Higher Education Annual Conference
dc.publisher.placeUniversity of Surrey, School of Management Studies, Guildford, Surrey
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameAssociation for Tourism in Higher Education Annual Conference
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleAssociation for Tourism in Higher Education Annual Conference
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2006-12-06
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2006-12-08
dc.relation.ispartoflocationMadingley Hall, Cambridge, UK.
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode350599
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode330109
dc.titleReflective Journals in Reflective practice: The field trip experience.
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE3 - Conferences (Extract Paper)
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
gro.date.issued2006
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCater, Carl I.


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