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.

2002). Reflection on the part of professional evaluators is also crucial, given the inherently politicised and value-based nature of evaluation, and the need for critical monitoring of bias (Clark/Keefe 2007). Reflective practice which genuinely affects practitioners’ lives, and those around them, needs confident experienced teaching and ...

  Evaluation, Reflections