Conceptualizing and Engaging in Reflective Practice: Experienced Evaluators’ Perspectives

IF 1.1 3区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

American Journal of Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-12-22 DOI:10.1177/1098214020983926

Tiffany L. S. Tovey, Gary J. Skolits

引用次数: 10

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.

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概念化和参与反思性实践：经验丰富的评估者的视角

本研究的目的是确定专业评估人员对反思实践（RP）的看法，以及他们参与RP行为的程度和方式。采访了19名在评估领域有10年或10年以上经验的评估人员，以探讨我们对RP在评估中的理解和实践。研究结果表明，RP是一个自我和情境意识的过程，包括思考和提问，以及个人和群体意义的形成，侧重于以学习和改进的形式促进成长。还讨论了个人和合作反思以及行动中和行动中的反思的作用。研究结果支持我们在评估实践中进一步完善对RP的理解。寻求成为更好的反思从业者的评估人员应具备便利化和人际交往技能等技能，并相应地为RP评估预算所需的时间。

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American Journal of Evaluation SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

11.80%

发文量

期刊介绍： The American Journal of Evaluation (AJE) publishes original papers about the methods, theory, practice, and findings of evaluation. The general goal of AJE is to present the best work in and about evaluation, in order to improve the knowledge base and practice of its readers. Because the field of evaluation is diverse, with different intellectual traditions, approaches to practice, and domains of application, the papers published in AJE will reflect this diversity. Nevertheless, preference is given to papers that are likely to be of interest to a wide range of evaluators and that are written to be accessible to most readers.