GlossaryGuide

Etym. guide (v.) late 14c., “to lead, direct, conduct,” from Old French guider “to guide, lead, conduct” (14c.), earlier guier, from Frankish *witan “show the way” or a similar Germanic source.

Etym. reflection (n.) Of the mind, from 1670s. Meaning “remark made after turning back one’s thought on some subject” is from 1640s.

Definition

• The process encouraged by the instructor during debriefing that reinforces the critical aspects of the experience and encourages insightful learning, allowing the participant to link theory with practice and research (Meakim et al., 2013).

• The facilitated intellectual and affective activities that allow individuals to explore their experience in order to lead to new understanding and appreciations (adapted from Boud et al, 1985).

• A mentor-facilitated process that allows the learner to “integrate the understanding gained into one’s experience in order to enable better choices or actions in the future, as well as enhance one’s overall effectiveness” (Rogers, 2001).

Compare: ADVOCACY AND INQUIRY, EBRIEF/DEBRIEFING, FEEDBACK

See also: REFLECTIVE THINKING