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Dear Critters,

WITH APOLS FOR XPOSTING

Here is a project on which Russ Vince (Uni of Glamorgan, Wales)
and I
are hoping to collaborate with others.


A call for CONTRIBUTIONS

ORGANIZING REFLECTION

A new volume to be edited by
Michael Reynolds and Russ Vince

The general theme of this edited volume will be the further
development of the theory and practice of reflection. Reflection has
long been acknowledged as a key component of individual and
organizational learning and change. Notions of the reflective
practitioner and of the relationship between reflection and action
underpin much thought and activity in management education, management
and organizational learning, and HRD. There are currently two main
perspectives on reflection, first, the enduring notion of the
'reflective practitioner'. Here, reflection is seen primarily as a key
element of individual learning and the application of learning, rather
than as an organizing process, with accompanying debates as to the
distinction between reflection and critical reflection. Second,
reflection implies changes in the underlying assumptions that inform
action. The questioning of assumptions has become part of an
well-accepted discourse about organizing, learning and change.
Assumptions emerge, take shape and institutionalise for important
reasons, giving security and coherence to the uncertainties of
organizing, and defining the parameters of how to belong and develop.
That assumptions promote constraint as well as coherence is an
integral and inevitable part of organizing. It could be argued
therefore that the idea of 'questioning assumptions' is more usefully
conceptualised as a part of how organizing is achieved or avoided
rather than a 'responsibility' of individual practitioners. Such a
conclusion would imply an additional need for theories and approaches
to reflection that are collective, public, and an integral aspect of
organizing processes and relations.

Organizing Reflection will attempt to make a distinctive contribution
to the study of reflection through a series of papers that emphasise
reflection as a collective and/ or organizing process rather than an
individual practice.

Such papers might focus on, for example:

        *       The practice of reflection, particularly the further
development of notions such as 'practice fields', 'public reflection',
'collective reflection', 'dialogue' and 'critical reflection'.

        *       Reflection in management education and management
        learning, and
the function of reflection in understanding the power relations or
other dynamics between teacher and student/ manager and managed.

        *       The politics of reflection in institutions and
        organizations
and its relationship to (e.g.) knowledge, learning, change, democracy.

        *       The contribution of experiential approaches to
        reflection in
and on the 'here and now'. The emphasis here is on 'social
reflection-in-action'.

*       The relationship between 'reflexivity' and reflection and
implications both for professional development and for research
practice.

*       The role of emotions in promoting and or undermining
reflection and reflective processes and efforts.

        *       Examples of reflective practices or approaches where
        organizing
assumptions have been transformed.

Potential contributors should not be restricted by the above list. The
editors are interested in receiving abstracts that further knowledge
and action in any area linked to organizing reflection. Submitted
abstracts should contain full contact details. Authors are requested
to briefly highlight the idea and thinking behind the proposed
chapter, describe the research study or case if appropriate, and state
the contribution that the chapter will make to the study and/or
practice of reflection.

It is intended that this edited volume will provide a collection of
new, leading edge papers that advance knowledge and application on
reflection. The volume will provide scholars and practitioners with
well-written, thought-provoking and critical material.

Potential contributors should send abstracts of around 1,500 words to
either:

Professor Russ Vince
The Business School, University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd, CF37 1DL, Wales, U.K.
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Professor Michael Reynolds
Department of Management Learning,
The Management School, Lancaster University,
Lancaster, LA1 4YX, U.K.
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The closing date for receipt of abstracts is Friday 26th April 2002.

Between 10 and 15 abstracts will be chosen to be part of a formal
proposal to publishers.

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 <<Organizing Reflection Flyer b.doc>>

Michael Reynolds
Department of Management Learning
Management School
Lancaster University
Lancaster
LA1 4YX
01524 594025


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