Reflective Q

ORGL 3050. Fiddler & Marienau. Conceptual Frameworks for Reflection

Let’s look at some of the conceptual frameworks that can help us to understand the best way to reflect on our past experiences and learning.

In ORGL 3050, we will focus on the second parts of these theories, the parts that involve responding to situations, events, and perplexing issues. For example, in Fiddler and Marienau, they describe examining and interpreting your own beliefs, responses, and assumptions in light of the situation at hand - in light of the social, political, environmental context you are working in. How does being in the position of having to make a difficult decision force you to take a step back and re-evaluate your assumptions? Here’s a table that describes the process of reflection:

Table 7.1 from Fiddler, Morris, & Marienau, Catherine (2008, summer). Developing habits of reflection for meaningful learning. In, S. Reed & C. Marienau (Eds.), Linking adults with community: Promoting civic engagement through community-based learning. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 118. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 75-85.

Photo of Morry Fiddler taken from: https://www.insightmedicalgenetics.com/our-team/ Photo of Catherine Marienau taken from: http://snl.depaul.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty-a-z/Pages/catherine-marienau.aspx