Convergent correlationism: analyzing teacher educators’ reflection on professional practice
Journal article
Beighton, Christian 2021. Convergent correlationism: analyzing teacher educators’ reflection on professional practice. Reflective Practice. 22 (6), pp. 796-808. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2021.1976629
Authors | Beighton, Christian |
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Abstract | This paper uses an original analysis of epistemological presuppositions to develop conclusions about reflective practice in a higher education context. Drawing on interview data and philosopher Quentin Meillassoux’s recent work on philosophical presuppositions, I discuss convergence in teachers’ “correlationist” presuppositions about the nature of knowledge and practice. These epistemological presuppositions, which converge around a subjectivist worldview, underpin reflections about pedagogy and can hinder understanding of the limitations and affordances of reflection itself. This analysis leads to three conclusions: first, forms of reflection on practice which seem diverse may converge on essentially similar reflective presuppositions; second, apparent incompatibility between individual examples of reflection about pedagogies can hinder practice where teachers and students fail to perceive this underlying similarity; and third, a scale of comparison (Meillassoux’s spectrum) can enhance inclusiveness by identifying where correlationism limits or even forecloses teachers’ reflection-on-action. |
Keywords | Philosophy; Reflective practice; Higher education |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Reflective Practice |
Journal citation | 22 (6), pp. 796-808 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1462-3943 |
1470-1103 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2021.1976629 |
Official URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14623943.2021.1976629 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 05 Sep 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 01 Sep 2021 |
Deposited | 25 Oct 2021 |
Publisher's version | License |
Output status | Published |
Page range | 1-13 |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/8y8w0/convergent-correlationism-analyzing-teacher-educators-reflection-on-professional-practice
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