The structure of the reflective journal
| Level | Question/statement | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | 1. What have I done and whom have I met? | Highly descriptive, an opening question that triggers memory of the key events and persons that the student entrepreneur have met during the time that has passed since the last entry |
| 2. Why did I do what I did? | Still on a descriptive level, but this question opens up for describing nuances in the experiences and persons that the student entrepreneur has met during the time since the last entry | |
| Deep | 3. Observations and reflections with regard to points 1 and 2 | A first move towards a deeper level where the main emphasis is on elaborating thoughts, feelings and emotions related to the different experiences and persons encountered during the time that have passed since the last entry |
| 4. Can you please reflect on (entrepreneurial) theory and link it with point 3? | The deepest level of the entrepreneurial diary. Here the student adds the layer of theory that could aid in making a synthesis of what has been experienced and the conceptual knowledge that could help withdrawing new insights for future entrepreneurial experiences | |
| Surface (future looking) | 5. What are my goals for the next week? | The final question moves back to a surface level and engages the student in looking ahead and setting goals for the future learning activities that are upcoming; this also create an initial bridge between the diary entries |
| Level | Question/statement | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | 1. What have I done and whom have I met? | Highly descriptive, an opening question that triggers memory of the key events and persons that the student entrepreneur have met during the time that has passed since the last entry |
| 2. Why did I do what I did? | Still on a descriptive level, but this question opens up for describing nuances in the experiences and persons that the student entrepreneur has met during the time since the last entry | |
| Deep | 3. Observations and reflections with regard to points 1 and 2 | A first move towards a deeper level where the main emphasis is on elaborating thoughts, feelings and emotions related to the different experiences and persons encountered during the time that have passed since the last entry |
| 4. Can you please reflect on (entrepreneurial) theory and link it with point 3? | The deepest level of the entrepreneurial diary. Here the student adds the layer of theory that could aid in making a synthesis of what has been experienced and the conceptual knowledge that could help withdrawing new insights for future entrepreneurial experiences | |
| Surface (future looking) | 5. What are my goals for the next week? | The final question moves back to a surface level and engages the student in looking ahead and setting goals for the future learning activities that are upcoming; this also create an initial bridge between the diary entries |
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