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From PDP to CPD: promoting reflection and meta-cognition in hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism students’ experiential learning

Description

The idea for the project arose out of a concern that the curricula of programmes in hospitality, leisure sport and tourism (HLST) are not fully utilising the opportunities within experiential learning for the development of critical and reflective skills.

Contact: Mr John Buswell

Email: j.buswell@brookes.ac.uk

The focus of the project was the development and dissemination of support materials for coherent mentoring practices, particularly for student mentors, that can be utilised in relation to personal development planning to encourage deep learning in work contexts. The premise underpinning the design of this project was that the adoption of a reflective and active learning approach can be used to enhance the symbiotic links between PDP in HLST courses and continuing professional development in work environments. The adoption of such an approach was intended to encourage HLST students, as future industry professionals, to understand themselves in relation to other people and the world around them.

Organisations / Institutions

University of Gloucestershire, Manchester Metropolitan University, Canterbury Christ Church University College.

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