Reflective practice, experiential learning Research Papers (original) (raw)
2025, Zenodo.org
This article explores the concept of "unconscious competence" as the zenith ofprofessional mastery in mediation. Drawing upon Noel Burch's "Four Stages ofCompetence" model, it examines the developmental trajectory through which... more
This article explores the concept of "unconscious competence" as the zenith ofprofessional mastery in mediation. Drawing upon Noel Burch's "Four Stages ofCompetence" model, it examines the developmental trajectory through which mediatorsprogress from novice to expert. The analysis emphasizes the pivotal roles of skill automatization and cultivated intuition in the performance of unconsciously competentmediators, allowing them to manage complex processes effortlessly and attune deeply to case dynamics. Crucially, the article argues that achieving this advanced state is not an endpoint but necessitates ongoing, rigorous reflective practice to sustain excellence and circumvent the potential pitfall of the "unconscious incompetence trap"—a regression where unexamined habits can degrade performance. By synthesizing psychological theories of skill acquisition, expertise, and reflective learning, this paper offers a comprehensive framework for understanding expert mediator performance. It further discusses the implications of this framework for mediator training, continuous professional development, and the ethical responsibilities inherent in advanced practice, ultimately aiming to enhance the quality and effectiveness of mediation globally.
2025, Academy of Human …
Action learning is receiving increasing attention from human resource development (HRD) practitioners and the HRD management literature. Action learning has been characterized as follows: (1) working in small groups to take action on... more
Action learning is receiving increasing attention from human resource development (HRD) practitioners and the HRD management literature. Action learning has been characterized as follows: (1) working in small groups to take action on meaningful problems while seeking to learn from having taken the specified action lies at the foundation of action learning; (2) learning through a cyclical process of taking action, consciously reflecting on that action, drawing conclusions from this reflection, and taking revised subsequent actions; and (3) using learning coaches to help guide the process of action and reflection while refraining from giving specific advice. The following distinct approaches to action learning have been identified: tacit school; scientific school; experiential school; and critical reflection school. When implementing action learning, practitioners are typically confronted by the following three dilemmas: (1) "weathering" the disorientation learners often feel when first exposed to action learning; (2) "trade-offs" in project design; and (3) resistance to action learning. Six strategies for overcoming these dilemmas are as follows: (1) providing patient and artful coaching; (2) using observations and reflective questions; (3) choosing action learning group participants carefully; (4) empowering action learning teams to identify solutions and act on problems submitted to them; (5) ensuring team diversity; and (6) allowing time for learning and learning coaching. (Contains 40 references.) (MN) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
2025
This article took shape based on an action research conducted in a business English classroom with poster presentation as a remedy to a traditional approach for assessing oral communication. Convenience sampling technique was applied by... more
This article took shape based on an action research conducted in a business English classroom with poster presentation as a remedy to a traditional approach for assessing oral communication. Convenience sampling technique was applied by the researcher who handled the session for the students in an Institution in Oman. The aim was to motivate students and provide them with a real life experience that would enable them to see the benefit of interacting with a public audience. Past experiences of student presentation comprised of students presenting within the classroom with a small audience consisting of 5-6 members. Thus it was quite challenging to convince female students in Oman to present to a public audience. The activity helped students realize that effective poster presentations operate on multiple levels, as they were able to advertise, interpret, conduct surveys and research on the given topic. An experiential learning dimension was given to the whole process, by incorporatin...
2025
The flipped classroom model is increasingly popular in business education and other academic disciplines, promoting active learning through web-based lectures, pre-recorded lectures, and interactive instructional approaches. This reversal... more
The flipped classroom model is increasingly popular in business education and other academic disciplines, promoting active learning through web-based lectures, pre-recorded lectures, and interactive instructional approaches. This reversal of the conventional classroom allows students to study at their own pace, take ownership of their academic development, and participate in active learning exercises like problem-based learning and group work. The study investigates undergraduate students' perceptions and experiences of learning in a flipped classroom setting. In the present study, four different sections were selected as experiment groups, to analyse the outcome of flipped classroom methodologies. The study examines student perspectives on educational interventions and courses, particularly online components. It found that students were more satisfied with online lectures and quizzes, as they could access them at their own pace. The study also found that students' overall understanding of course material was above average, and their preparation for class problems and projects was also above average. The study also highlighted the importance of the teacher's role in classroom teaching, highlighting the blended learning experience. Overall, both online and in-class experiences were beneficial.
2025, ICERI proceedings
In the past few years, a new model for organizing the educational process in Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) arose and has been attracting the attention of many researchers and educators all over the world. This model, called... more
In the past few years, a new model for organizing the educational process in Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) arose and has been attracting the attention of many researchers and educators all over the world. This model, called "Flipped Classroom" or "Inverted Classroom", is a pedagogical inversion of the traditional teaching paradigm: the main actions of the teaching and learning process that are used in classroom are now prepared by students previously before coming to class. As a result, when students come into class they already know what is the main issue and more important problems that will be under scope. Classroom is used to work on problems, advanced concepts, and engage in collaborative learning. This implies a much more active role for students and a more challenging mission for lecturers. The purpose of this paper is to present a Financial Mathematics Course in Polytechnic of Porto (P. Porto) that is using flipped classroom model as a pedagogical strategy. Moreover, it relates such strategy with active learning practices and discusses its effectiveness, investigating how the flipping affects student's achievement and engagement in this course.
2024
What does it mean to grow up? Why is it important? How does one measure it, and what factors make it so difficult to realize? This paper explores how one's experience in an outdoor adventure education program may be observed, understood,... more
What does it mean to grow up? Why is it important? How does one measure it, and what factors make it so difficult to realize? This paper explores how one's experience in an outdoor adventure education program may be observed, understood, and potentially maximized through the lens of Robert Kegan's constructive-developmental theory. This paper shares the theoretical foundation of constructive-developmental theory and related literature relevant to understanding how a program participant makes meaning of their outdoor adventure experience. The constructivedevelopmental perspective can help inform understanding of participant experiences of change and may direct practices underpinning outdoor adventure programming. Kegan's theory may provide cogent understandings of change, how it is facilitated and measured, and insight as to why some youth thrive and others struggle in outdoor adventure programs.
2024
This monograph serves two purposes: (1) to stimulate further reflection and discussion among education leaders and policymakers to revitalize and strengthen the role that school leaders play in school reform; and (2) to assist researchers... more
This monograph serves two purposes: (1) to stimulate further reflection and discussion among education leaders and policymakers to revitalize and strengthen the role that school leaders play in school reform; and (2) to assist researchers in identifying areas of future work. It synthesizes some of the most current literature pertinent to leadership and offers ideas and suggestions that may serve as the basis for further study about the leadership strategies that help bring about meaningful and longlasting reform. The intent is to identify the major issues involved in developing leaders who sustain effective change. Leaders need to examine carefully whether the changes they are implementing are the best ones for their students in the long run. School leaders also need to balance competing demands and to create environments in which diverse viewpoints can come together to create a common vision for what schools should be. To make and sustain meaningful, long-lasting changes, the conception of what "leadership" means must be expanded from a narrow focus on improving the skills of a single man or woman to the building of the capacity of the community of teachers, students, parents, as well as administrators to lead. (Contains 24 references.) (DFR) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
2024
Experiential learning is self-explanatory: it’s learning that occurs when students are directly involved in a learning experience rather than being recipients of ready-made content through teaching methods such as lectures.
2024, Revista de Innovación en Enseñanza de las Ciencias
Se investigan los ciclos reflexivos de tres docentes de ciencias naturales elaborados a partir de sus Historias de Clase escritas y socializadas en una comunidad de aprendizaje, a través de lo cual se evidencian cambios en sus prácticas... more
Se investigan los ciclos reflexivos de tres docentes de ciencias naturales elaborados a partir de sus Historias de Clase escritas y socializadas en una comunidad de aprendizaje, a través de lo cual se evidencian cambios en sus prácticas pedagógicas. La producción de información consistió en narrativas en formato de historias de clases, vídeos de las socializaciones de estas historias de clases y entrevistas semiestructuradas a los 3 docentes autores de las narrativas. El análisis de información fue por medio de análisis de contenido y temático. Los resultados en términos de los elementos de los ciclos reflexivos fueron identificados y analizados por medio del modelo ALACT. Los resultados permiten dar una mirada a la anatomía y fisiología de la reflexión de docentes de ciencias naturales cuando escriben y socializan sus historias de clase, por medio de los aportes que realiza la comunidad de aprendizaje. La contribución de esta comunidad a la transformación de las prácticas pedagógic...
2024
The primary purpose of this paper is to illuminate how a school principal employed three identifiable leadership initiatives to support adult learning within the context of her school and to show how her own thinking about her leadership... more
The primary purpose of this paper is to illuminate how a school principal employed three identifiable leadership initiatives to support adult learning within the context of her school and to show how her own thinking about her leadership practices on behalf of teacher learning changed and developed over time. A discussion of current efforts to support teachers' professional development draws on the literatures from staff development, principal leadership, and adult development. Following this is a review of a four-year ethnography. Specifically, a description of the three main initiatives practiced by the principal (teaming, providing leadership roles, and collegial inquiry) to support adult development. Next is an examination of this principal's perspective on the value of engaging in reflective practice and how this context created a space for her to reflect on her leadership. Highlighted are how her thinking about her leadership practices on behalf of supporting teacher learning changed during the four years of this research. Lastly, are suggested some possible implications of developmental theory with regard to principals' practices in relation to supporting adult development in schools. Interviews and observations with the principal and her teachers, administrators, and staff were analyzed. Findings illustrate how adult developmental theory might be bridged to leadership practices aimed at supporting the development of the mind (transformational learning). (Contains 3 tables and 54 references.) (Author/MLF) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
2024, REDU. Revista de Docencia Universitaria
El artículo aborda los resultados de prácticas reflexivas online entre estudiantes (N=16) de segundo curso de los grados de Educación Infantil y Educación Primaria de dos universidades, en Girona (España) y Gloucestershire (Inglaterra).... more
El artículo aborda los resultados de prácticas reflexivas online entre estudiantes (N=16) de segundo curso de los grados de Educación Infantil y Educación Primaria de dos universidades, en Girona (España) y Gloucestershire (Inglaterra). Para ello se sigue un protocolo prefijado que incluye dos encuentros presenciales en ambos contextos transnacionales. El diseño del estudio, planteado con dos ciclos de Investigación Acción (IA), se articula por parejas en procesos de intercambio de textos semiguiado durante los periodos de prácticum. Para ello se habilita una plataforma digital (Elearn) en cuyo diseño y estructura participan los estudiantes. Para el análisis, se recopilan y comparan los textos producidos, tras lo cual, con ayuda de Atlas.ti (.8) y tres categorías predefinidas, se analizan codificando inductivamente las narraciones. Finalmente, se evalúa e interpreta el proceso reflexivo generado. En las conclusiones se discute sobre: (1) Las competencias profesionales del docente; (...
2024, Reflective Leadership and the Johari Window: Enhancing Organizational and Educational Dynamics
This paper explores the concept of reflective leadership and its application in contemporary organizational structures, focusing on the Johari Window as a tool for enhancing leadership effectiveness. Reflective leadership, characterized... more
This paper explores the concept of reflective leadership and its application in contemporary organizational structures, focusing on the Johari Window as a tool for enhancing leadership effectiveness. Reflective leadership, characterized by self-awareness, careful observation, and flexible response, is essential in the rapidly evolving business landscape. The paper outlines the importance of these leadership skills and delves into the theoretical and conceptual orientations of the Johari Window. The Johari Window's role in promoting self-awareness, enhancing communication, and building trust among leaders is examined. Additionally, the paper discusses the application of the Johari Window in the educational system, highlighting its potential to improve teacher self-awareness, facilitate student learning and development, and enhance staff communication and collaboration. The discussion integrates various academic perspectives and theoretical underpinnings, making a case for the significance of reflective leadership and the Johari Window in fostering effective leadership and educational practices. This comprehensive analysis aims to provide insights into how these concepts can be leveraged to develop more dynamic, empathetic, and effective leadership styles and to create positive impacts in organizational and educational settings.
2024, Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education
What does it mean to grow up? Why is it important? How does one measure it, and what factors make it so difficult to realize? This paper explores how one's experience in an outdoor adventure education program may be observed, understood,... more
What does it mean to grow up? Why is it important? How does one measure it, and what factors make it so difficult to realize? This paper explores how one's experience in an outdoor adventure education program may be observed, understood, and potentially maximized through the lens of Robert Kegan's constructive-developmental theory. This paper shares the theoretical foundation of constructive-developmental theory and related literature relevant to understanding how a program participant makes meaning of their outdoor adventure experience. The constructivedevelopmental perspective can help inform understanding of participant experiences of change and may direct practices underpinning outdoor adventure programming. Kegan's theory may provide cogent understandings of change, how it is facilitated and measured, and insight as to why some youth thrive and others struggle in outdoor adventure programs.
2023, Zakarpatsʹkì fìlologìčnì studìï
Within the scope of modern Cognitive and Discourse studies present article outlines various theoretical approaches to definition of narrative relying on specific macro-and microlevel narrative categories. Narrative is seen as a... more
Within the scope of modern Cognitive and Discourse studies present article outlines various theoretical approaches to definition of narrative relying on specific macro-and microlevel narrative categories. Narrative is seen as a communicative event characterized by a specific discoursive pattern with universal content-semantic structure and formal organization, regular parameters (which correlate with the central category of eventfulness), and a set of pragmatic and cognitive functions (which are determined by narrator's pragmatic goals in compliance with a certain communicative situation, and roles of communicants in it). First of all, the definition of narrative is provided. In its narrow sense it is understood as a fragment of discourse in the form of a sequence of related events characterized by a set of categories, rules and restrictions that distinguish it from other types of discourse. In its wider sense, narrative is defined as historically and culturally bound interpretation of certain aspects of the world from the point of view of a particular individual, which functions as a universal discourse pattern. Further, a critique of event / eventfulness as the central narrative category is discussed along with the categories of resultativity, factivity, unpredictability and credibility adjacent to it. Finally, having integrated several theories on narrative structuring, a comprehensive analysis of formal and semantic properties is presented. It encompasses theories developed by Barthes, Greimas, Levi-Strauss, Propp and Souriau (related largely to literature) along with more modern ones proposed by Hymes, Labov, Ochs and Capps, and van Dijk (by and large centred on conversational communication). The author arrives at conclusion that narrative can be defined as a sample of discourse with universal semiotic, formal and semantic structure, characterized by regular features (all deriving from eventfulness category), and bearing specific cognitive and pragmatic functions. Even though it is clear that there may be variables in terms of communicative roles, modes, and media of communication, as well as socio-culturally bound genres, plots and topics, there are unique specifically narrative categories, structure, and functions that allow to classify narrative as a universal discoursive pattern.
2023, The Behavioral Development Bulletin
The field of leadership development has suffered from a behavioral training approach. Bringing an adult cognitive developmental perspective to the field offers new possibilities. However, proponents of this approach often still find... more
The field of leadership development has suffered from a behavioral training approach. Bringing an adult cognitive developmental perspective to the field offers new possibilities. However, proponents of this approach often still find themselves on the margins of research and application in the field. This article provides an overview of how research and practice at the intersection of these two fields has progressed with some discussion of how it appears in relation to the larger field of leadership discourse. There is a brief survey of some of the more well-known approaches to applying adult development models to leadership development. To illustrate this, an example from client work done from this approach is highlighted in terms of some preliminary research on the impacts on leadership skills from utilizing an adult developmental model for leadership development programs. Concluding remarks identify the need to take advantage of more widespread practitioner application to further research in the field.
2023, Human Resource Development Quarterly
This article provides a comparative analysis and critique of action learning (AL) and experiential learning (EL), identifying emerging conceptual perspectives that contribute to human resource development (HRD). By integrating AL and EL,... more
This article provides a comparative analysis and critique of action learning (AL) and experiential learning (EL), identifying emerging conceptual perspectives that contribute to human resource development (HRD). By integrating AL and EL, we gain a deeper understanding of action, learning, and experience, and how they are enacted based on the interplay of contextual, experiential, and action orientations. Through an integrative framework, we demonstrate that the interplay of cognition, behavior, and context offers insight into how and why learning occurs at multiple levels. The framework also recognizes the underlying dialectical forces that both reinforce and contradict schema selection and action framing. Tensions that facilitate and inhibit the grasping and transformation of experience create the context for actors to translate 'knowing' into 'becoming'. Critical pathways that connect different phases of the learning cycle into coherent patterns of organizing offer some implications for HRD research and practice.
2023
A research study undertaken with six key thinkers in the fields of human and leadership development reveals fallback as a developmental reality and potential factor in developmental transformation. Extending our burgeoning understanding... more
A research study undertaken with six key thinkers in the fields of human and leadership development reveals fallback as a developmental reality and potential factor in developmental transformation. Extending our burgeoning understanding of fallback beyond individuals, to groups, organizations, and societies is essential to understanding the implications of human development to leadership development. This research may inform the design of environments that embrace the full complexity of humans and create the conditions under which the highest levels of development may be fostered – a pivotal factor in the exercise of leadership and the cultivation of a more civilized and generative society.
2023, The qualitative report
This article focuses on the methodological journey I took as a novice narrative inquirer, particularly regarding data analysis, for my doctoral data; a journey characterised by floundering, meandering, wrong turns and culde-sacs. It... more
This article focuses on the methodological journey I took as a novice narrative inquirer, particularly regarding data analysis, for my doctoral data; a journey characterised by floundering, meandering, wrong turns and culde-sacs. It explains the initially overwhelming process of moving from collecting "data" to constructing the narratives of five postgraduate international students, challenges faced as well as lessons learned. Despite its complexities, narrative data analysis enables colour and emotion to be added to research. This article continues to add to a somewhat meagre research literature about how to move from collecting "data" to constructing narratives.
2023, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies
Work Motivation Leonard et al. (1999) proposed a new typology of motivation sources, which was later operationalized with scales to measure the taxonomy (Barbuto &
2023
The primary purpose of this paper is to illuminate how a school principal employed three identifiable leadership initiatives to support adult learning within the context of her school and to show how her own thinking about her leadership... more
The primary purpose of this paper is to illuminate how a school principal employed three identifiable leadership initiatives to support adult learning within the context of her school and to show how her own thinking about her leadership practices on behalf of teacher learning changed and developed over time. A discussion of current efforts to support teachers' professional development draws on the literatures from staff development, principal leadership, and adult development. Following this is a review of a four-year ethnography. Specifically, a description of the three main initiatives practiced by the principal (teaming, providing leadership roles, and collegial inquiry) to support adult development. Next is an examination of this principal's perspective on the value of engaging in reflective practice and how this context created a space for her to reflect on her leadership. Highlighted are how her thinking about her leadership practices on behalf of supporting teacher learning changed during the four years of this research. Lastly, are suggested some possible implications of developmental theory with regard to principals' practices in relation to supporting adult development in schools. Interviews and observations with the principal and her teachers, administrators, and staff were analyzed. Findings illustrate how adult developmental theory might be bridged to leadership practices aimed at supporting the development of the mind (transformational learning). (Contains 3 tables and 54 references.) (Author/MLF) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
2023, Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal
Purpose This article highlights key elements of a developmental approach to leadership development and their promising connections to mid-21st-century capacities. Methods To do so, the authors draw from more than three decades of... more
Purpose This article highlights key elements of a developmental approach to leadership development and their promising connections to mid-21st-century capacities. Methods To do so, the authors draw from more than three decades of mixed-methods and qualitative research, as well as insights from their teaching and consulting with leaders of all kinds about adult development. Findings Specifically, four critical strategies are highlighted for enhancing collaboration that can help build internal capacity in schools and organizations. Value This research shows that building internal capacity in this way can help prepare leaders – and those in their schools and communities – for the complexities and opportunities of mid-21st-century leadership and learning.
2023
Standardized clients have been a feature of medical schools for years. Digital technologies now offer the opportunity to create them in interactive form as avatars. In addition, advances in semantic computing now allow extensive and... more
Standardized clients have been a feature of medical schools for years. Digital technologies now offer the opportunity to create them in interactive form as avatars. In addition, advances in semantic computing now allow extensive and complex dialogues with computerized agents using "chatbots". Teaching interviewing and counseling as well as other client related skills requires repeatable, realistic practice that is not optimal when relying on students to simulate being clients for each other. This paper proposes the development of digital client avatars for these teaching purposes. It examines some of the technical challenges and pedagogic opportunities.
2023, European Journal of Training and Development,
Abstract Purpose – This study aims to investigate the aspects that influence reflective practice during an action learning approach to management development programmes (MDPs). Design/methodology/approach – A narrative inquiry approach... more
Abstract
Purpose – This study aims to investigate the aspects that influence reflective practice during an action
learning approach to management development programmes (MDPs).
Design/methodology/approach – A narrative inquiry approach was used to gather interview and pictorial data from 16 participants who had attended an action learning oriented MDP. Data were translated into interpretive stories using McCormack’s lenses, which were further analysed using thematic analysis.
Findings – Two key themes emerged: dealing with emotions and practising reflection. Participants initially found reflecting uncomfortable, but showed courage by persevering. Participants had to learn how to reflect and set aside time for it, while valuing support and guidance from their action learning facilitator.
Research limitations/implications – The findings and recommendations may not be relevant to all types of action learning as action learning forms and contexts differ.
Practical implications – Reflective practice is the responsibility of both the participant and the action learning facilitator. Participants need to create the time and space to learn, be fully present during reflection, practice mindfulness and have the courage to be uncomfortable while reflecting. Action learning facilitators could encourage reflection by creating a safe learning environment, selecting a diverse action learning team, designing reflection time into the MDP and helping participants apply reflection tools.
Originality/value – Reflective practice enhances learning; yet there is a need to better understand reflective practice in an action learning context. This study provides empirical evidence of the aspects that influence the reflection process and outcomes as well as practical guidelines to participants and facilitators on how to promote reflection.
Keywords Management development programme(MDP), Facilitation, Reflective practice, Facilitation reflection, Action learning, Dual responsibility
Paper type Research paper
2023, Management Learning
This empirical study contributes to critical action learning research by theorizing the role of an action learning facilitator from a cultural perspective. Our article adds to critical action learning by conceptualizing the dynamics of... more
This empirical study contributes to critical action learning research by theorizing the role of an action learning facilitator from a cultural perspective. Our article adds to critical action learning by conceptualizing the dynamics of facilitation in managing interpersonal politics within action learning sets. Employing Bourdieu’s notion of habitus as a theoretical lens, we explore both participant and facilitator accounts of action learning at three Pakistani business schools, shedding light on the culturally influenced social practices that shape their learning interactions. Through a critical interpretation of our data, we illuminate the challenges of facilitation by revealing how deeply ingrained power relations, within the context of gender and asymmetric relationships, influence participants’ ability to organize reflection. We contribute to critical action learning by theorizing the critical role of facilitator mediation in managing interpersonal and intra-group relations wit...
2023, Action Learning Research & Practice
Critical Action Learning (CAL) is a well-established approach to action learning. However, it has not necessarily been clear to action learning practitioners what makes CAL 'critical' and what are the implications in practice. In CAL, the... more
Critical Action Learning (CAL) is a well-established approach to action learning. However, it has not necessarily been clear to action learning practitioners what makes CAL 'critical' and what are the implications in practice. In CAL, the facilitator has a key role in helping the set to engage with underlying emotions and power relations that are inevitably embedded in learning sets, and that both promote and prevent learning. The paper explains the main ideas of critical action learning, why facilitation is important, and how to facilitate CAL. Examples are provided from the authors' practice and eight key components are presented as a guide to facilitating CAL. The aim of the paper is to improve the action learning community's knowledge of how to facilitate critical action learning and when it is appropriate to utilize this approach.
2023, Revista de Psicología
Este estudio se realizó al finalizar una asignatura impartida en segundo año de enfermería, cuyo propósito fue contribuir a la formación integral del estudiante, a través del autoconocimiento y desarrollo de habilidades sociales para... more
Este estudio se realizó al finalizar una asignatura impartida en segundo año de enfermería, cuyo propósito fue contribuir a la formación integral del estudiante, a través del autoconocimiento y desarrollo de habilidades sociales para favorecer el establecimiento de la relación terapéutica. Para ello, se utilizaron estrategias que intencionan el desarrollo de la reflexión, y se indagó en la percepción de los estudiantes sobre sus procesos reflexivos. El objetivo era explorar cómo los estudiantes de enfermería perciben el desarrollo de sus procesos reflexivos después de participar en el curso. Es una investigación naturalista, que utilizó como método cualitativo el estudio de caso único e intrínseco; se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a los estudiantes, previa firma de consentimiento informado. Se desarrolló un análisis de datos inductivo, mediante el método comparativo constante. Como resultados emergieron tres núcleos temáticos relacionados: desarrollo del proceso reflexivo...
2023
This article has for aim analyze the professional pre-practice placed in the study plan of the career of Social Work of the Catholic University Silva Henriquez (Chile), emphasizing the concept of «reflexive practice» of this educational... more
This article has for aim analyze the professional pre-practice placed in the study plan of the career of Social Work of the Catholic University Silva Henriquez (Chile), emphasizing the concept of «reflexive practice» of this educational offer, understood as contribution to the valuation of this formative professional space and discipline. For such effects, it raises a line of work in the formation of the social workers, with emphasis in the development of a «reflexive-critical competition».
2023, Management Learning
This empirical study contributes to critical action learning research by theorizing the role of an action learning facilitator from a cultural perspective. Our article adds to critical action learning by conceptualizing the dynamics of... more
This empirical study contributes to critical action learning research by theorizing the role of an action learning facilitator from a cultural perspective. Our article adds to critical action learning by conceptualizing the dynamics of facilitation in managing interpersonal politics within action learning sets. Employing Bourdieu’s notion of habitus as a theoretical lens, we explore both participant and facilitator accounts of action learning at three Pakistani business schools, shedding light on the culturally influenced social practices that shape their learning interactions. Through a critical interpretation of our data, we illuminate the challenges of facilitation by revealing how deeply ingrained power relations, within the context of gender and asymmetric relationships, influence participants’ ability to organize reflection. We contribute to critical action learning by theorizing the critical role of facilitator mediation in managing interpersonal and intra-group relations wit...
2023
Teaching interviewing and counseling as well as other client related skills requires repeatable, realistic practice that is not optimal when relying on students to simulate being clients for each other. This paper proposes the development... more
Teaching interviewing and counseling as well as other client related skills requires repeatable, realistic practice that is not optimal when relying on students to simulate being clients for each other. This paper proposes the development of digital client avatars for these ...
2023, El pensamiento reflexivo en la Formación Inicial del Profesorado: una aproximación desde las actividades formativas
El pensamiento reflexivo en la Formación Inicial del Profesorado: una aproximación desde las actividades formativas 209 Revista de Investigación en Educación
2023, Action Learning Research and Practice
Built upon Adult Learning Orientations and Action Learning (Waddill & Marquardt, 2004) this article entitled The power of learning in action learning: a conceptual analysis of how the five schools of adult learning theories are... more
Built upon Adult Learning Orientations and Action Learning (Waddill & Marquardt, 2004) this article entitled The power of learning in action learning: a conceptual analysis of how the five schools of adult learning theories are incorporated within the practice of action learning offers further insights on how learning reveals itself in the action learning method.
2023, Innoeduca. International Journal of Technology and Educational Innovation
El objetivo de este artículo es presentar un programa de investigación transversal para analizar el desarrollo del aprendizaje de los estudiantes que cursan la formación inicial de maestros de Educación Infantil. A lo largo de la carrera... more
El objetivo de este artículo es presentar un programa de investigación transversal para analizar el desarrollo del aprendizaje de los estudiantes que cursan la formación inicial de maestros de Educación Infantil. A lo largo de la carrera los estudiantes tienen que formarse en diferentes competencias que les permitan convertirse en buenas personas y buenos profesionales. Pero, ¿cuál es el proceso a través del que los estudiantes pasan a asumir el pensamiento crítico y las competencias comunicativas que les permitirán ser maestros? ¿Cuál es la forma como los estudiantes autoregulan sus aptitudes lingüísticas, orales y escritas? ¿Son conscientes y críticos con su propio aprendizaje en esta materia? En este proyecto se quiere observar el proceso que nuestros estudiantes siguen para desarrollar estas cuestiones. A través de procesos reflexivos, se plantea el estudio de los procesos metacognitivos que permiten la cristalización de los conocimientos y las habilidades lingüísticas. Se prevé...
2023
Este trabajo ofrece una revisión de estudios empíricos basados en el proceso de coaching como estrategia eficaz en la formación del profesorado tanto inicial como permanente. Los objetivos se concretan en: a) ofrecer la situación de la... more
Este trabajo ofrece una revisión de estudios empíricos basados en el proceso de coaching como estrategia eficaz en la formación del profesorado tanto inicial como permanente. Los objetivos se concretan en: a) ofrecer la situación de la investigación actual sobre coaching en este ámbito, b) establecer diferencias y similitudes entre los procesos de coaching en experiencias reales y eficaces de formación del profesorado, c) delimitar los principios y constructos teórico-operativos del coaching como estrategia formativa e investigadora y d) identificar líneas y retos para la investigación futura sobre la conciencia del profesorado y la transferibilidad de aprendizajes a la práctica. El método de revisión bibliográfica se concreta en búsquedas automatizadas en bases de datos digitales especializadas en educación (ERIC o ISOC), así como, en revistas especializadas, en formación del profesorado, tanto españolas como internacionales, situadas en el primer o segundo cuartil de INRECS o indexadas en JCR con un factor de impacto superior a 0.6. Se usa un sistema de citación superior como el Science Citation Index, a partir de referencias claves. La selección de artículos científicos, siguiendo criterios específicos, reúne un total de 8 estudios. La revisión, muestra como resultado, las características del coaching como estrategia formativa y de investigación y ofrece una visión sobre el estado de la investigación, así como, una base teórica y práctica para futuras investigaciones que construyan conocimiento sobre este tema.
2023, Profesorado Revista De Curriculum Y Formacion De Profesorado
Este trabajo ofrece una revisión de estudios empíricos basados en el proceso de coaching como estrategia eficaz en la formación del profesorado tanto inicial como permanente. Los objetivos se concretan en: a) ofrecer la situación de la... more
Este trabajo ofrece una revisión de estudios empíricos basados en el proceso de coaching como estrategia eficaz en la formación del profesorado tanto inicial como permanente. Los objetivos se concretan en: a) ofrecer la situación de la investigación actual sobre coaching en este ámbito, b) establecer diferencias y similitudes entre los procesos de coaching en experiencias reales y eficaces de formación del profesorado, c) delimitar los principios y constructos teórico-operativos del coaching como estrategia formativa e investigadora y d) identificar líneas y retos para la investigación futura sobre la conciencia del profesorado y la transferibilidad de aprendizajes a la práctica. El método de revisión bibliográfica se concreta en búsquedas automatizadas en bases de datos digitales especializadas en educación (ERIC o ISOC), así como, en revistas especializadas, en formación del profesorado, tanto españolas como internacionales, situadas en el primer o segundo cuartil de INRECS o indexadas en JCR con un factor de impacto superior a 0.6. Se usa un sistema de citación superior como el Science Citation Index, a partir de referencias claves. La selección de artículos científicos, siguiendo criterios específicos, reúne un total de 8 estudios. La revisión, muestra como resultado, las características del coaching como estrategia formativa y de investigación y ofrece una visión sobre el estado de la investigación, así como, una base teórica y práctica para futuras investigaciones que construyan conocimiento sobre este tema.
2023, The Leadership Quarterly
leader-follower dyad may have a significant relationship with what Loevinger and Blasi (1976) call ego development. An individual's stage of ego development represents a complex meaning-making system that governs and facilitates various... more
leader-follower dyad may have a significant relationship with what Loevinger and Blasi (1976) call ego development. An individual's stage of ego development represents a complex meaning-making system that governs and facilitates various psychological or developmental processes (Loevinger & Blasi, 1976). In this paper, we use constructive developmental theory to suggest that, in a leader-follower dyad, the counterpart with a more complex and advanced ego level can influence the ego development of the less developed individual in the dyad. Moreover, we suggest that the quality of the leader-follower relationship will influence the degree to which leaders and followers can influence the ego development of each other. We believe a constructive-developmental approach to the problem of developing successful leaders and followers is particularly useful, as research has shown that people who operate from advanced sense-making structures are more strategic
2023, Journal of Values-Based Leadership
This research reinforces arguments for the use of adult vertical development theory to transform traditional leadership development practices to prepare leaders for the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Vertical... more
This research reinforces arguments for the use of adult vertical development theory to transform traditional leadership development practices to prepare leaders for the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Vertical leadership development strategies and practices were assessed in fifteen large organizations. Multiple factors impacted implementation of vertical development practices. The primary factor was the overall leadership development mindset (the organization's learning strategy and its theory of individual change). Secondary factors include senior leader engagement, space for openness and vulnerability, capability and experience of practitioners, alignment in business processes, and expanded understanding of risk-taking. Our results illustrate that accelerating leadership capacity through the implementation of vertical development practices requires significant personal and organizational commitment.
2023
Se investigan los ciclos reflexivos de tres docentes de ciencias naturales elaborados a partir de sus Historias de Clase escritas y socializadas en una comunidad de aprendizaje, a traves de lo cual se evidencian cambios en sus practicas... more
Se investigan los ciclos reflexivos de tres docentes de ciencias naturales elaborados a partir de sus Historias de Clase escritas y socializadas en una comunidad de aprendizaje, a traves de lo cual se evidencian cambios en sus practicas pedagogicas. La produccion de informacion consistio en narrativas en formato de historias de clases, videos de las socializaciones de estas historias de clases y entrevistas semiestructuradas a los 3 docentes autores de las narrativas. El analisis de informacion fue por medio de analisis de contenido y tematico. Los resultados en terminos de los elementos de los ciclos reflexivos fueron identificados y analizados por medio del modelo ALACT. Los resultados permiten dar una mirada a la anatomia y fisiologia de la reflexion de docentes de ciencias naturales cuando escriben y socializan sus historias de clase, por medio de los aportes que realiza la comunidad de aprendizaje. La contribucion de esta comunidad a la transformacion de las practicas pedagogic...
2023
This paper describes two postautonomous ways of understanding the self and reality that go beyond the integrated stage defined in Loevinger’s ego development theory (1978). It documents how scarce data can suggest new ways of looking at... more
This paper describes two postautonomous ways of understanding the self and reality that go beyond the integrated stage defined in Loevinger’s ego development theory (1978). It documents how scarce data can suggest new ways of looking at an existing paradigm. I will argue that a careful and receptive reading of even a single “telling” sentence completion can lead to fresh questions and a restructuring of an existing theory.
2023, londonmet.ac.uk
Action Learning (AL) is a groupabased technique that gets its name from its core process, and that is converting the part of the learning process known as 'reflection' into real and specific actions. This paper reviews the... more
Action Learning (AL) is a groupabased technique that gets its name from its core process, and that is converting the part of the learning process known as 'reflection' into real and specific actions. This paper reviews the application of AL in two very different and novel (for AL at ...
2023, Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
Today, virtual reality and augmented reality can allow people to interact with products and places in a very realistic way. In this direction, the use of immersive virtual tours (VTs) can improve the users’ experience, their perceptions,... more
Today, virtual reality and augmented reality can allow people to interact with products and places in a very realistic way. In this direction, the use of immersive virtual tours (VTs) can improve the users’ experience, their perceptions, attitudes and even intended behaviours as potential or actual consumers. The paper focuses on a traditional Italian cheese product and defines a transdisciplinary, multimodal approach where VT helps the remote customer experience based on a VT application to virtually visit a Parmigiano Reggiano cheese dairy, using cutting-edge virtual reality set-up. The paper describes how to create a virtual tour of industrial plants by mapping the main actions, from the storytelling definition, to the plant digitization, until the creation of the virtual, immersive and multimodal application using Unity3D. The VT combines visual experience with gesture recognition and audio stimulation, adding also olfactory cues, in order to create an interactive and realistic ...
2023, Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
Today, virtual reality and augmented reality can allow people to interact with products and places in a very realistic way. In this direction, the use of immersive virtual tours (VTs) can improve the users’ experience, their perceptions,... more
Today, virtual reality and augmented reality can allow people to interact with products and places in a very realistic way. In this direction, the use of immersive virtual tours (VTs) can improve the users’ experience, their perceptions, attitudes and even intended behaviours as potential or actual consumers. The paper focuses on a traditional Italian cheese product and defines a transdisciplinary, multimodal approach where VT helps the remote customer experience based on a VT application to virtually visit a Parmigiano Reggiano cheese dairy, using cutting-edge virtual reality set-up. The paper describes how to create a virtual tour of industrial plants by mapping the main actions, from the storytelling definition, to the plant digitization, until the creation of the virtual, immersive and multimodal application using Unity3D. The VT combines visual experience with gesture recognition and audio stimulation, adding also olfactory cues, in order to create an interactive and realistic ...
2023, REDU. Revista de Docencia Universitaria
El objetivo de este trabajo es identificar los procesos generados por maestros/as en formación cuando se les ofrece la oportunidad de desarrollar estrategias de reflexión dialógica durante sus prácticas de aprendizaje. En el estudio,... more
El objetivo de este trabajo es identificar los procesos generados por maestros/as en formación cuando se les ofrece la oportunidad de desarrollar estrategias de reflexión dialógica durante sus prácticas de aprendizaje. En el estudio, fundamentado en una perspectiva colaborativa y crítica de la reflexión, se lleva cabo el análisis de contenido de los relatos reflexivos de treinta estudiantes del Grado en Magisterio de Educación Infantil y del Grado en Magisterio de Educación Primaria, que estaban realizando las prácticas en los centros escolares, durante su último curso universitario. El análisis indica que los/as estudiantes mostraron importantes cambios relativos al pensamiento, a su manera de proceder en el aula y a las emociones presentes en su experiencia de formación práctica. Así, tras una respuesta inicial ante los problemas surgidos en el aula basada en soluciones rápidas, a medida que el diálogo reflexivo fue introduciendo al/a la estudiante en la complejidad de la enseñanz...
2023, Semiotica
Narratology has been progressing in leaps and bounds in the last twenty years. Theories of narration and of plot structure abound; comparisons of the underlying common patterns of historical, everyday, and fictional narratives are... more
Narratology has been progressing in leaps and bounds in the last twenty years. Theories of narration and of plot structure abound; comparisons of the underlying common patterns of historical, everyday, and fictional narratives are prominent; the logic of narrative interpretation is the subject of persistent scrutiny. Theories of character, on the other hand, seem to be occupying only a marginal position in this flurry of activity. Nevertheless, in the last decade several books, chapters in books, and articles have appeared representing significant advances in this area. The time may have come for some stocktaking , since I believe that when the scattered contributions are put together, the outlines of a viable, structurally oriented theory of character will emerge. My presentation will accordingly fall into two parts: the first discussing the various concepts of character in current narratology and their theoretical roots, and the second sketching out a theory of character as a non-actual individual in a narrative universe. The mode of presentation will be synthetic, and I will add my own views, when appropriate, to those originating with other scholars, in order to complete the picture. I conclude with some metatheoretical observations about the relations between such a theory and other areas of narratology and poetics in general. The senses of 'literary character' The debate about the nature of character in narrative has been raging for a long time. The views expressed range from the traditional one regarding literary characters as lifelike persons, to the deconstructivist one, which sees in them nothing but a collection of words on the page. The debate, however, has not yielded any measure of progress, and the different camps seem to keep talking past each other, each claiming to possess the exclusive truth about the subject. The root cause of this failure of scholarly communication resides in a dual confusion: theoretical and
2023
In this paper, we describe how the Harthill Leadership Development Profile (LDP), a language-based instrument has evolved from Jane Loevinger's Washington University Sentence Completion Test (WUSCT), and has been redesigned to assess... more
In this paper, we describe how the Harthill Leadership Development Profile (LDP), a language-based instrument has evolved from Jane Loevinger's Washington University Sentence Completion Test (WUSCT), and has been redesigned to assess and offer feedback about adults' action logics in work or educational settings, in the context of Developmental Action Inquiry (DAI) theory, practice, and method (Torbert, 1972, 1976, 1987, 1991; Torbert & Associates, 2004). Next, we challenge a recent critique of the LDP as a soft measure unsupported by published, quantitative psychometric reliability and validity studies (Stein & Heikkinen, 2009) and present both previously unpublished and previously published-but-not- aggregated studies illustrating Harthill LDP as a well-calibrated measure of adult ego- development. Because the DAI approach to social inquiry and social practice invites us all to interweave first-, second-, and third-person inquiry and everyday action, the validity studies ...
2022, Policy Futures in Education
While many studies on external accountability forms have illustrated the impact on the prevailing conceptions and values about the nature of school organizations, still little is known about the active role of school leaders as... more
While many studies on external accountability forms have illustrated the impact on the prevailing conceptions and values about the nature of school organizations, still little is known about the active role of school leaders as sense-makers who deal with conflicting accountability demands. We argue that while multiple external accountability forms driven by policies often manifest in apparently conflicting ways in school organizations, recent findings suggest that some school leaders have come to understand and adapt strategically and reconcile these logics in practice over time. In this article, we seek to highlight the institutional complexity that school leaders face when attempting to make sense of, interpret reconcile and/or counterbalance competing accountability demands from multiple and incompatible logics while considering their schools’ needs and conditions. We develop a conceptual framework that unpacks the intersection of the institutional complexity triggered by multipl...