Reflecting On Reflection
Niall Sclater,
Virtual Learning,
Oct 15, 2008
There's something wrong with this picture, in my view, but it's a bit hard to put my finger on it. It's worth a look:
The observation sort of sits there by itself. I'm not sure you should 'contextualize' observations, or whether observations simply occur in a context. I'm pretty sure inferences from effects to causes are problematic. I think it is questionable to pick a theory that follows from one's own 'position' (whatever that is). And I think justifications for changes should lead to improvements, not the other way around. Are ll the arrows in this digram simply backwards? Well - no, I think that this is how a lot of research out there is actually performed. And, expecially in the last few months, I have begun to see a deep gulf between houw research in our field ought to be conducted, and how it is conducted. These are discussion questions for now - but in the months to come, they will be the topics of more pointed criticisms.
The observation sort of sits there by itself. I'm not sure you should 'contextualize' observations, or whether observations simply occur in a context. I'm pretty sure inferences from effects to causes are problematic. I think it is questionable to pick a theory that follows from one's own 'position' (whatever that is). And I think justifications for changes should lead to improvements, not the other way around. Are ll the arrows in this digram simply backwards? Well - no, I think that this is how a lot of research out there is actually performed. And, expecially in the last few months, I have begun to see a deep gulf between houw research in our field ought to be conducted, and how it is conducted. These are discussion questions for now - but in the months to come, they will be the topics of more pointed criticisms.
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