Reflectivity, reflexivity and situated reflective practice

Reflexively stumbling towards sustainability : understanding social learning in regional governance networks

“…We conclude here, that reflexivity (Mezirow, 1991;Pugh, 2011;Malthouse, 2014) works as a sort of lubricant in 101 the dynamics of social learning: it fosters the emergence of trust, commitment and reframing in the social learning process.…”

“…Reflexivity also refers to the ability to consciously understand one's place in the social structure and to change one's role or one's perception of it (Malthouse et al, 2014).…”

“…Reflexivity also refers to the ability to consciously understand one's place in the social structure and to shift this (Malthouse et al, 2014). This is also called agency, the capacity to position oneself within the broader social and organisational context and create change or exert power.…”

“…Reflexivity is seen as important for system innovation, learning and sustainable transitions, it is an approach 'that systematically raises doubt about its own assumptions and practices and seeks to find an enlightened alternative' (Perez, 2014). It can unlock the tacit knowledge and understanding that actors have of their experience and us this to generate knowledge for future practice (Malthouse et al, 2014) These acts of critical reflexivity belong to a social learning process (Groot, 2008) because social learning requires reflection and reflexivity throughout the entire process, if only to improve the quality of the process itself and to monitor change progress throughout (Wals 2007, p.41).…”

“…For the use of the concept reflexivity in this article we decided to combine the definitions of Pugh (2011), Malthouse (2014) and Mezirow (1991) as follows: Reflexivity is reorienting and making the meaning of one's beliefs and experiences explicit by assessing and articulating the new significance and meaning of this. As such, reflexivity includes the willingness to explore underlying frames and create unpredictable new frames.…”