The authors explored the lived experiences of two cohorts of counselors-in-training who experienced a metaphoric story creation activity in pre-practicum II, a clinical training course. Using Merriam’s interpretive qualitative approach, the data suggested that students perceived the activity to have facilitated their ability to make meaning of their experiences in the class, as well as to better understand their development as counselors-in-training.

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The Development of Thought: Equilibration of Cognitive Structures

A Story Does Exist: A Qualitative Exploration of the Use of Reflective Stories in Pre-Practicum

Lautrey (1980) related variations in children's cognition to type of family structuring. The prediction that the flexible type would be the most favorable for cognitive development, due to greater provision of opportunities for development experiences, was supported within both working-class and middle-class samples in Paris. The range of applicability of this finding was tested on indigenous and Pakistani samples in Glasgow. The results largely supported the structuring hypothesis. Associations between type of family structuring and process aspects of children's cognition were independent of sex and sociocultural variables. The cumulative benefits of the flexible type of environment were evident in the school performance of Scottish but not Pakistani children. Links between family structuring and both ecological and cultural variables are discussed.

Family Type and Children's Cognition in Two Ethnic Groups

The socio-cognitive dynamics of knowledge creation in scientific knowledge environments

This paper looks at an experience in a teaching and learning (T&L) environment using Cultural Probes (CP) [S, II, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19], ethnographic tools traditionally used in Participatory Design [25, 2S], for reflective practice [I, 26, 27] based activities. The paper is divided into four main sections. The first provides an overview of the pedagogical underpinnings to the case study. The second section offers an outline of the case study, including students' feedback and related reflections. The third part of the paper analyses in depth the case study, providing some propositions around the possibilities offered by the use of CP in various domains. The fourth section concludes the paper, remarking the case study's major outcomes. The final proposition offered by this paper is that there are multiple ways of looking at and using Cultural Probes - ways that require designers to go beyond their traditional contexts.

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Document/Reflect/Create Cultural Probes in Teaching and Learning Environments

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The Development of Thought: Equilibration of Cognitive Structures

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A Story Does Exist: A Qualitative Exploration of the Use of Reflective Stories in Pre-Practicum

Family Type and Children's Cognition in Two Ethnic Groups

The socio-cognitive dynamics of knowledge creation in scientific knowledge environments

Document/Reflect/Create Cultural Probes in Teaching and Learning Environments

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