Cover -- Half title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- PART I: Narrative, reflection, personal stories and research -- 1. Introduction -- The way this book is organized -- Writing this book -- Moving to my personal story -- Building a global bridge for virtual student exchanges from Los Angeles to London -- Setting up the sessions and learning experiences -- Some excerpts from students' podcasts -- Thinking about narratives - representing lived experiences -- Making connections - reflection and narrative -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 2. Reflective learning to critical reflection: models and background stories -- Introduction -- Reflection and critical thinking -- Reflection in action -- Reflexivity -- Let's look at models of reflection -- Helpful aspects of Schön's approach -- Professional values -- Postmodernism, critical theory and reflective practice -- Postmodern encounters with social work, reflection and critical theory -- More on critical race studies through a postmodern lens -- Fook's postmodern model of critical social work and reflective practice -- Emotional work and reflective practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Research, narrative, reflection and self-inquiry -- Introduction -- Ways of knowing -- Historical influences, social work, knowledge and research -- Research practice - opening up areas of experience -- Research practice and social justice ambitions -- Narrative research -- Autobiography - narrative and telling your own story -- Auto-ethnography - self-inquiry -- Conclusion -- References -- PART II: Student narratives -- Introducing student narratives -- References -- 4. The voice of my journey (Vanessa Correa) -- Introduction -- References