Substantiating relational reflexive practice
Where the paddle meets the water
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21600620 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Warwick (0000-0003-1926-7074, University of Chichester, corresponding author), James Traeger (0000-0002-7302-9483, Ashridge-Hult Business School) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0965-0792 • E-ISSN: 1747-5074 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09650792.2025.2533320 |
| OpenAlex | W4412470917 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
This paper is the product of a year-long process of inquiry with an opportunistically chosen group of fellow travellers in management education. We provide examples of relational reflexive practice, noticing the entanglements with art and relevant literature, as well as our own practice as educators, researchers and organisational practitioners. We revive Hannah Arendt’s notion of ‘action’, (and the interaction with ‘work’), the invisible and often overlooked movement across a web of relationships by which change happens in human processes (Arendt, 1958, 2018). We use our experience of our contact with the river, amongst other imagery, to make visible this ephemeral yet vital quality of relationships and give it its rightful place in management education. Using a deliberately emergent action research methodology, as an opportunistic and grounded practice rather than a paradigmatic distinction, we aim to substantiate and develop relational reflexive practice for ourselves and with our diverse community. For this reason we return to methods and choices at several points in the paper. We shy away from bold claims, insights or definitions, as this dulls reflexive practice
Action research · Epistemology · Paddle · Pedagogy · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Management and Organizational Studies · Philosophy · Psychology
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