This blog post will answer the question: What is your understanding of being a reflective and reflexive researcher?
In order to understand the difference of a reflective and reflexive researcher we must first understand the difference between reflective and reflexive. Qualley defines Reflexivity as a "response triggered by a dialectical engagement with the other - other idea, theory, person, culture, text, or even another part of ones self or past life." Reflection is different because it originates in the self unlike reflexivity. "When we reflect, we fix our thoughts on a subject." We consider or meditate when we reflect.
A reflective researcher will be more likely to consider all the evidence before coming to a conclusion. They will mediate and consider all aspects of the research. A reflexive researcher will make conslusions based on interactions with other people. They will be more likely to research people, theories, and texts.
In order to understand the difference of a reflective and reflexive researcher we must first understand the difference between reflective and reflexive. Qualley defines Reflexivity as a "response triggered by a dialectical engagement with the other - other idea, theory, person, culture, text, or even another part of ones self or past life." Reflection is different because it originates in the self unlike reflexivity. "When we reflect, we fix our thoughts on a subject." We consider or meditate when we reflect.
A reflective researcher will be more likely to consider all the evidence before coming to a conclusion. They will mediate and consider all aspects of the research. A reflexive researcher will make conslusions based on interactions with other people. They will be more likely to research people, theories, and texts.
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