Reflexivity: The New Reflective Practice

Authors

  • Glynis Cousin University of Wolverhampton

Keywords:

reflexivity, social constructionism, explanatory frameworks

Abstract

This brief paper seeks to expose contemporary thinking behind the notion of researcher reflexivity in order to draw out its usefulness for practice-based learning research and for a renewed perspective on reflective practice. Discussion includes social constructionist perspectives, questions of positionality, experiential affinity, the place of scholarship, language and the provenance of our explanatory frameworks. I conclude with a series of questions that can support a reflexive approach to practice-based learning and related research.

Author Biography

Glynis Cousin, University of Wolverhampton

Professor Glynis Cousin, Director of the Institute for Learning Enhancement (ILE), University of
Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV11LY, UK
Email: g.cousin@wlv.ac.uk

References

Originally published by the Higher Education Academy

PBLH, Vol 1, Issue 2 (October 2013)

doi:10.11120/pblh.2013.00011

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Published

2016-01-27

How to Cite

Cousin, G. (2016). Reflexivity: The New Reflective Practice. International Journal of Practice-Based Learning in Health and Social Care, 1(2), 3–7. Retrieved from https://publications.coventry.ac.uk/index.php/pblh/article/view/272