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The ambivalence of reflection: rereading Schön
University of Borås, School of Education and Behavioural Science.
University of Borås, School of Education and Behavioural Science.
2008 (English)In: Reflective Practice, ISSN 1462-3943, E-ISSN 1470-1103, Vol. 9, no 4, p. 409-421Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

There are two sides to the concept of ambivalence. One concerns contradictory attitudes, expressions or feelings that are simultaneously directed toward an object, person or action, the other concerns undecidability and a fluctuation of meaning between a thing and its opposite. Both of them concern an aspect of uncertainty. In this article we argue that reflection and reflection projects are caught up within ambiguity between two discourses on human thinking and action: one which conceives humans as rational intellectual beings who elaborate practical actions by following certain procedures and one where human practice is changeable, complex and follows its own logic (or rather un-logic). These discourses have different genealogies and social agendas. However, they also meet, not only in different reflection projects in education but also in classical reflection texts. The example we are going to use to illustrate this is Schon's The reflective practitioner. We claim that the discursive struggle over reflection makes the theoretical basis for the reflection projects confusing and even fragile, as well as potentially dynamic, creative and productive.

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Routledge , 2008. Vol. 9, no 4, p. 409-421
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reflektioner, lärarutbildning, Pedagogiskt arbete
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-2558DOI: 10.1080/14623940802475843Local ID: 2320/4582OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-2558DiVA, id: diva2:870652
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