1st Edition

Researching Critical Reflection Multidisciplinary Perspectives

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

Critical reflection helps professionals to learn directly from their practice experience, so that they can improve their own work in an ongoing and flexible way – something essential in today’s complex and changing organisations. It allows change to be managed in a way which enables individuals to preserve a sense of what is fundamentally important to them as professionals. It is particularly... Read more

1. The Promise and Problem of Critical Reflection Jan Fook, Val Collington, Fiona Ross, Gillian Ruch and Linden West  Part 1: Overview of Perspectives  2. So Exactly What is Critical About Critical Reflection? Stephen Brookfield  3. Relational Practices in Critical Reflection: The Role of Communication and Containment Gillian Ruch  4. Spiritual Creatures? Exploring an Interface Between Critical Reflective Practice and Spirituality Cheryl Hunt  Part 2: The Evidence Base?  5. Critical Reflection in Management and Organization Studies Anne Pässilä and Russ Vince  6. What Can We Do if We Don't Count? Nick Gould  7. Achieving Critical Reflection Through Effective Curriculum Design and Assessment Strategies Bairbre Redmond  8. Evaluation Studies of Critical Reflection Jan Fook, Maria Psionos and Daniele Sartori  Part 3: Research Issues and Related Methodologies  9. Issues in Researching Professional Practice: Deriving Knowledge from Professional Practice Stanley L. Witkin  10. Critical Reflection? Auto/biographical Narrative Enquiry and Illuminating Professional Struggles in Distressed Communities Linden West  11. First Person Action Research and Critical Reflection Judi Marshall  Part 4: The Way Forward  12. Researching Critical Reflection in Management Education Bente Elkjaer and Niels Christian Mossfeldt Nicelson  13. Researching Critical Reflection in Health Care: Current Issues and New Directions Val Collington and Fiona Ross  14. New Direction for Researching Critical Reflection in Organizations Richard J. Cotter, Anne Pässilä and Russ Vince  15. A Research Agenda for Critical Reflection in the Professions Jan Fook, Val Collington, Fiona Ross, Gillian Ruch and Linden West

Biography

Jan Fook is Professor of Higher Education Pedagogy, Leeds Trinity University, UK.

Val Collington is Deputy Dean, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Kingston University and St George's, University of London, UK.

Fiona Ross is Director of Research, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, UK. 

Gillian Ruch is Professor of Social Work, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex, UK.

Linden West is Professor of Education, Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.