Title

Submitting the ‘Right’ Reflection

Authors

Catherine Murphy, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Munster Technological University, Cork, IrelandFollow
Tom O'Mahony, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Munster Technological University, Cork, IrelandFollow

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0835-5298

Document Type

Article

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Disciplines

Accounting | Business

Publication Details

Reflective Practice. © 2023 The Author(s).

Abstract

While the benefits of reflection for students are well documented, there is a parallel body of research pointing to varying levels of engagement with reflection. Students on a four-year business information systems programme have to complete a reflection as part of their placement assessment. Using a constructivist qualitative methodology, this research explores the students' experience of reflecting with a view to identifying what supports could be useful to guide students in the future. Using semi-structured interviews, the students described a focus on description of activities and overall uncertainty on what to write. There are multiple possible interventions which could support the students but some would require significant and high-level support within the university.

Recommended Citation

C. Murphy & T. O’Mahony (2023) Submitting the ‘right’ reflection, Reflective Practice, DOI: 10.1080/14623943.2023.2198204