REFLECTIONANDREFLEXIVITY: WHATANDWHY

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SECTION1REFLECTIONANDREFLEXIVITY:WHATAND WHY01-Bolton3e-3948-Ch-01:Bolton3e-3948- Ch-0124/11/20095:33PMPage101-Bolton3e-39 48-Ch-01:Bolton3e-3948-Ch-0124/11/20095: 33PMPage2CHAPTER1REFLECTIVEPRACTICE:ANIN TRODUCTIONChapter 1 introducesand describes reflective prac tice, outliningits po litic al and soci alre spons ibili ty. Reflectionand reflexivityare de fin ed and par ti cularnatureofthr ough-the-mi rrorwritingis intro duced,its relationshipto mindfulness, andth e wa y it can tell the truth whileacceptingthe im possibility of donot store experienceasdat a,likea computer:we story it.(Wi nt er1988, )Youunderstandhowtoactfr omknowledge,butyouhavenotyetse enhowtoact fromnot-knowing.(ChuangTsu1974,p. 68)I mnolo ngeruncertainaboutbeinguncertain:uncerta intyis nowmymantra.(Reflectivepr ac ti cestudent)RReefflleeccttiioonn is a state of mind, an ongoing constituent of practice, not atechni que, or curriculum ele ment . Reflective Practice can enable practitionersto learn from experience about themse lves, t heir work, and the way theyrelate to home and work, significant others a nd wider society and cultu re.

end of the course, they were significantly more confident of being able to introduce change within their organisation’ (Redmond 2006, p. xii). Change and development take time, energy and commitment. Instructional how-to and information-giving can seem to give instant ‘results’ making

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