Teaching MPA Internships Built on Reflection in Practice

Abstract

Reflection in practice is a technique long recognized as effective in education. This article discusses the concept of reflection in practice, describes how a master of public administration internship class was designed based on integrating the technique, and presents the specific exercises used to facilitate students’ using and learning from the technique. The technique appears to be effective during the internship course. Informal response suggests that students are utilizing this technique more extensively than initially anticipated.