Philosophy of Education
In order to achieve the institutional objectives, Daybreak University utilizes
the scientist-practitioner educational model while also valuing
the praxis-oriented learning, student-centered learning, and self-reflective approach.
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- Scientist-Practitioner Model
- The scientist-practitioner model urges clinicians to allow empirical research to influence their applied practice; while simultaneously, allowing their experiences during applied practice to shape their future research questions. Daybreak students are encouraged to continuously advance and refine their clinical competence while integrating theory, field work, and research.
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- Praxis-Oriented Learning
- “Praxis” is the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, or realized. Praxis is also the act of engaging, applying, exercising, realizing, or practicing ideas, which is always entwined with communication. The Praxis-oriented learning allows Daybreak students to reflect on and revise their clinical work as they develop their understanding. The Praxis-oriented model will promote students’ learning as an ongoing process through communication.
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- Student-Centered Learning
- “Student-centered” learning puts students' interests first, acknowledging student voice as central to the learning experience. The student-centered learning will give students opportunities to lead learning activities, participate more actively in discussions, design their own learning projects, explore topics that interest them, and generally contribute to the design of their own course of study.
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- Self-Reflective Approach
- The “person-centered” approaches (by Carl Rogers) emphasize increasing self-awareness, identifying personal issues, and implementing the self of the therapist as an effective therapeutic tool. This learning model allows student trainees to achieve a greater mastery of self for a more active, conscious and purposeful use of self in the clinical practice.
