Conceptualizing and Engaging in Reflective Practice
Experienced Evaluators’ Perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12470764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tiffany L S Tovey (0000-0002-7813-4485, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA, corresponding author), Gary Skolits (University of Tennessee at Knoxville), Gary J Skolits (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-25 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Evaluation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1098-2140 • E-ISSN: 1557-0878 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1098214020983926 |
| OpenAlex | W4200603677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 39 |
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
Action (physics · Action research · Facilitation · Interpersonal communication · Meaning (existential · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Process (computing · Professional development · Psychotherapist · Reflection (computer programming · Reflective Practice · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Medicine · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education · Social Psychology
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Reflections on the Intersections Between Collaboration and Use in Evaluation Practice
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Lessons Learned Across Three Evaluations Incorporating Participant-Generated Photo Elicitation Interviewing
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Our Frame is Everything
A Case in Practice
On Dialogue
Making Social Science Matter
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The reflective practitioner
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Playing in a house of mirrors
Reconceptualizing Evaluator Roles
Establishing Essential Competencies for Program Evaluators
Evaluation and Organizational Learning
Developing Interpersonal Skills of Evaluators
A Conceptual Framework for How Evaluators Make Everyday Practice Decisions
Introducing Reflexivity to Evaluation Practice
The Metaevaluation Imperative
Toward Valuing With Critical Systems Heuristics
Evaluator Training Needs and Competencies
On a Personal Note
Evaluator Competencies
Communication and the reflective practitioner
Ways of Knowing
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Naturalistic inquiry
| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 3,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |