Conceptualizing and Engaging in Reflective Practice: Experienced Evaluators' Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Tovey, Tiffany L. S.; Skolits, Gary J.
Titel	Conceptualizing and Engaging in Reflective Practice: Experienced Evaluators' Perspectives
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 43 (2022) 1, S.5-25 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tovey, Tiffany L. S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214020983926
Schlagwörter	Evaluators; Evaluation Methods; Reflection; Attitudes; Cooperation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Co-operation; Kooperation
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine professional evaluators' perceptions of reflective practice (RP) and the extent and manner in which they engage in RP behaviors. Nineteen evaluators with 10 or more years of experience in the evaluation field were interviewed to explore our understanding and practice of RP in evaluation. Findings suggest that RP is a process of self and contextual awareness, involving thinking and questioning, and individual and group meaning-making, focused on facilitating growth in the form of learning and improvement. The roles of individual and collaborative reflection as well as reflection in- and on-action are also discussed. Findings support a call for the further refinement of our understanding of RP in evaluation practice. Evaluators seeking to be better reflective practitioners should be competent in skills such as facilitation and interpersonal skills, as well as budget needed time for RP in evaluation accordingly. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01