Boundary management in action reflection learning™ research: Taking the role of a sophisticated barbarian

Autor: Lyle Yorks, Robert Kolodny, Victoria J. Marsich, Judy O'Neil, Glenn E. Nilson
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Human Resource Development Quarterly. 7:313-329
ISSN: 1532-1096
1044-8004
Popis: Boundary management is a challenge in all forms of participant observation. Here the authors explore considerations that they believe are unique to participant observation research within Action Reflection Learning™ (ARL™) programs. The authors hypothesize that field researchers' efforts to manage boundaries bear some similarities to a key phenomenon of the program itself, that is, learning takes place as a result of reflection informed by an outsider's perspective. The researcher's role is given the label of sophisticated barbarian because researchers have some specialized knowledge and can thus ask some sophisticated questions. Yet, because they maintain some distance from the existing group's culture and mindset, they may ask some questions that seem barbaric to insiders.
Databáze: OpenAIRE