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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Improving the Effectiveness of Training in Occupational Health Through the use of Personal Reflection
The value of personal reflection as an aid to deep and transformative learning is well documented. The work of Kolb, Lewin, Schon and Moon etc is accepted and valued worldwide. This paper will explore personal reflection; it will review the evidence associated with the enhancement of the learning experience through reflection and will go on to consider whether the principals of personal reflection can and should be applied to training for improved occupational health and safety performance. The paper will suggest that reflection become a standard part of all training but it also recognizes that there a series of risks associated with businesses adopting this approach.
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