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    The Reflective Practitioner: The challenges of supporting Public Sector Senior Leaders as they engage in reflective practice

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    Rowe, Lisa
    Moore, Neil
    McKie, Paul
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    University of Chester
    
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    This paper explores the challenges, issues and benefits of reflective practice faced by work-based practitioners undertaking negotiated experiential learning. The study focuses upon the case of a ground-breaking UK based Senior Leader Master’s Degree Apprenticeship (SLMDA) programme which requires learners to develop and apply reflective practice skills through comprehensive work-based learning and research activities. Degree apprenticeships represent a significant opportunity for providers and employers to become more closely aligned in the joint development and promotion of innovative learning opportunities, yet the efficacy of individually negotiated, experiential learning and reflective practice for senior leaders within a challenging healthcare environment remains relatively unexplored from a tripartite perspective. This paper investigates the role of reflective practice within a leading degree apprenticeship programme which embraces this pedagogic approach and considers the potential barriers and benefits for learners and their organisations. The paper begins by discussing the nature of reflective practice in the workplace and explores the growing importance of this activity in contemporary organisations. Theoretical and conceptual foundations relating to experiential learning and reflective practice are analysed and discussed. The SLMDA programme and NHS case organisation are described in detail. Qualitative data drawn from semi-structured interviews undertaken with learners, employers and Personal Academic Tutors (PATs) is then analysed to identify the key issues and challenges encountered. The study identifies the benefits of reflective practice, explores the challenges and issues that act as barriers to reflective practice and highlights the importance of the role of the Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) and that of employers in supporting and developing reflective practice in one of the first SLMDA programmes to launch within the UK. Although reflective practice and work-based research have attracted considerable scholarly activity, investigations have overwhelmingly been focused upon professions such as teaching and nursing and have explored challenges and issues from the perspective of the provider. This study explores reflective practice from the viewpoint of learners, employers and PATs and thereby seeks to compliment and expand current understanding by developing a more holistic approach. This work will inform future programme design, practitioner skills development and employer support procedures as learners plan and prepare to facilitate work- based research projects within their organisations.
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    Rowe, L., Moore, N. & McKie, P. (2020). The Reflective Practitioner: The challenges of supporting Public Sector Senior Leaders as they engage in reflective practice. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 10(5), 783-798.
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    Emerald
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    Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10034/623881
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    10.1108/HESWBL-03-2020-0038
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    https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/HESWBL-03-2020-0038/full/pdf?title=the-reflective-practitioner-the-challenges-of-supporting-public-sector-senior-leaders-as-they-engage-in-reflective-practice
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    2042-3896
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1108/HESWBL-03-2020-0038
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