β Scribed by Paul McIntosh
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The use of reflection as a tool to support and develop practice is becoming increasingly recognised across education, healthcare and the social sciences. Reflection is assumed to create depth of knowledge and meaning, both for self and those practised upon. Running alongside the use of reflection is the prevalent use of action research which some see as a way of approaching the study of human beings from a philosophical perspective, in which sharing takes place within mutually supportive environments. As a result, many academics and practitioners suggest that one cannot improve the methodology of action research without considering philosophical reflection. In Action Research and Reflective Practice, the author argues that reflective practice and action research can become mechanistic in their use unless fresh creative approaches are employed. Exploring the tension between the use of evidence-based practice, based upon solid βobjectiveβ research, and reflection, with its βsubjectivityβ and personal perception, this book argues that reflection is research. The author increases the use and effectiveness of both action research and reflection through the application of new creative and visual approaches. Action Research and Reflective Practice demonstrates that creative approaches can be utilised effectively in critically reflexive ways, creating a new style of action research that is both innovative and theoretically robust. The resultant approach will improve evidence-based research in education, healthcare and other social sciences to enhance perception and understanding of events, identity and self. This book will be highly beneficial to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as educational and social researchers, across a broad range of subjects within the social sciences.
Cover......Page 1
Action Research and
Reflective Practice......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Preface......Page 9
PART 1
From evidence-based practice to researcher
of the self......Page 14
1 The tension in evidence-based practice and
reflective practice......Page 18
2 The relationship between reflection and action
research......Page 44
3 An overview of theories of consciousness and
unconsciousness......Page 69
PART 2
Creativity and the practitioner-researcher......Page 94
4 What do we mean by creativity?......Page 98
5 Using metaphor and symbolism as analysis......Page 126
6 Infinite possibilities of knowing and transformation......Page 155
7 Concluding thoughts: the linkages to action
research and critical creativity......Page 189
Index......Page 203
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