This study examines the value of undergraduate law students undertaking structured and assessed reflective practice as part of their studies, in the context of competing notions of employability. We discuss existing use of reflective practice in law and other disciplines, highlighting the different approaches and perspectives on its value. Students in this study engaged in reflection as part of a first year core module aimed at improving retention and performance, followed by a second year option module aimed at personal development in relation to employability and business skills following a work placement. We examine students’ perceptions of reflective practice and discuss how these relate to extant literature. We suggest that reflective practice is a very personal experience that can greatly benefit law students beyond their capacity to be employable. We suggest that reflective practice for law needs to be re-thought in relation to its intended purpose, taking cognisance of experience outside law to inform best practice. We propose that reflective practice should focus on developing the whole person, and discuss this in light of debate over the function of higher education. We suggest that the reinforcement cycle of personal and professional reflective practice in this study has the potential to be high impact practice in legal education as defined by Professor George Kuh.

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我是谁？：利用反思性实践和自决来重新定义法律教育中的“就业能力”

本研究考察了在就业能力竞争概念的背景下，法学本科生进行结构化和评估反思性实践作为学习的一部分的价值。我们讨论了法律和其他学科中反思实践的现有使用，强调了对其价值的不同方法和观点。本研究中的学生进行反思，作为旨在提高保留率和绩效的第一年核心模块的一部分，然后是第二年的选项模块，旨在与工作实习后的就业能力和商业技能相关的个人发展。我们检查学生对反思实践的看法，并讨论这些看法与现存文献的关系。我们建议反思性实践是一种非常个人化的体验，可以极大地使法学院学生受益，超出他们的就业能力。我们建议，需要根据其预期目的重新思考法律的反思性实践，将法律之外的经验作为最佳实践的依据。我们建议反思性实践应着眼于培养全人，并结合有关高等教育功能的争论进行讨论。我们认为本研究中个人和专业反思实践的强化循环有可能成为 George Kuh 教授定义的法律教育中的高影响实践。我们建议反思性实践应着眼于培养全人，并结合有关高等教育功能的争论进行讨论。我们认为本研究中个人和专业反思实践的强化循环有可能成为 George Kuh 教授定义的法律教育中的高影响实践。我们建议反思性实践应着眼于培养全人，并结合有关高等教育功能的争论进行讨论。我们认为本研究中个人和专业反思实践的强化循环有可能成为 George Kuh 教授定义的法律教育中的高影响实践。