Reflexivity in qualitative social research: bridging the gap between theory and practice with Alvin Gouldner’s reflexive sociology
Reflexivity has become a buzz-word in the social sciences. In this article I provide a critical discussion of the concept of reflexivity and its use in qualitative social research in educational contexts. I argue that one of the dilemmas of a lot of literature on reflexivity in the social sciences i...
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International Journal of Research in Education
2014
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Reflexivity has become a buzz-word in the social sciences. In this article I provide a critical discussion of the concept of reflexivity and its use in qualitative social research in educational contexts. I argue that one of the dilemmas of a lot of literature on reflexivity in the social sciences is the frequent absence of a discussion of how academics’ aspirations to be reflexive in their research can be made accountable in academic practice. Based on the work of Alvin Gouldner I point to a different way of framing reflexivity in educational qualitative research that bridges the gap between theorising and practising reflexivity in the university and raises important questions about the implications of reflexivity or, of its lack. I thereby draw on extensive research on academic work and identity which I carried out in the UK and Chile based on qualitative interviews with academics. To conclude with, I suggest that discussions upon how to practise one’s aspirations to be a reflexive academic should depart from a collective analysis of the current structures of marketisation in higher education and how they may constrain reflexive academic practice in the university. |
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Simbürger, Elisabeth; Universidad de Valparaíso |
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Simbürger, Elisabeth; Universidad de Valparaíso |
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Simbürger, Elisabeth; Universidad de Valparaíso |
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Reflexivity in qualitative social research: bridging the gap between theory and practice with Alvin Gouldner’s reflexive sociology |
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Reflexivity in qualitative social research: bridging the gap between theory and practice with Alvin Gouldner’s reflexive sociology |
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Reflexivity in qualitative social research: bridging the gap between theory and practice with Alvin Gouldner’s reflexive sociology |
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International Journal of Research in Education |
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2014 |
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