Enhancing Professional Growth and the Learning and Development Function through Reflective Practices: An Autoethnographic Narrative Approach

Autor/inn/en	Koukpaki, Adebayo Serge Francois; Adams, Kweku
Titel	Enhancing Professional Growth and the Learning and Development Function through Reflective Practices: An Autoethnographic Narrative Approach
Quelle	In: European Journal of Training and Development, 44 (2020) 8-9, S.805-827 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2046-9012
DOI	10.1108/EJTD-09-2019-0165
Schlagwörter	Professional Development; Reflection; Administrators; Administrator Role; Administrator Responsibility; Hospitality Occupations; Industrial Training; Foreign Countries; Coaching (Performance); India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gastgewerbegehilfe; Betriebliche Berufsausbildung; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Industriebetriebslehre; Ausland; Indien
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore ways in which learning and development (L&D) professionals use reflective practice to promote the function of L&D and their own professional growth. The claim that L&D practitioners need to develop their reflective ability to make sense of their own practice is well-argued in the literature, but few studies focus on an in-depth individual self-reflection and its impact on professional growth. Design/methodology/approach: An autoethnography and reflective practice design was deployed. The data was collected by sending a semi-structured, pre-set question as a 'reflective conversation' to an L&D manager and a 10-hour tape recording of personal reflection over three months. [AQ1] Data was sanitised, transcribed and edited, and a narrative data analysis method was used to analyse the data developed into reflective narratives. Findings: The authors find that reflective practice emerges through gradual reflective patterns that define the circumstances surrounding the reflection, the content, exploration and interpretation and confirming the fulfilling of the reflection. Originality/value: This paper offers the journey of an L&D manager working in the hotel industry in India. Through a set of reflective practices, including introspection and reflexivity, the manager considers the changes she has experienced. The paper contributes to the literature on reflective practice based on promoting the L&D function as an essential part of the horizontal integration of human resource management in organisations. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01