Donald+Schon

=donald schon (schön): learning, reflection and change= ==Donald Schon made a remarkable contribution to our understanding of the theory and practice of learning. His innovative thinking around notions such as ‘the learning society’, ‘double-loop learning’ and ‘reflection-in-action’ has become part of the language of education. We explore his work and some of the key themes that emerge. What assessment can we make now?==

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"he was also an accomplished pianist and clarinettist – playing in both jazz and chamber groups. This interest in improvisation and structure was mirrored in his academic writing, most notably in his exploration of professional’s ability to ‘think on their feet’"

"reflection in action": calling it reflection is somehow misleeding for me reflection imply ...time, effort, conscious, unconscious. what he calls reflection is more like reaction.... a metaphore... the chess player may seem to reflect but he is only recognizing previously seen patterns and can therefore play quickly, reenacting previous plays (especially in the opening of the game) when reflection occures the game then slow down drastically because we need time and effort to do it, more time than is usually available in classroom (for me anyway). the critical reflection in this metaphore would happen the following days (or night) when the player revue the moves they made and sees opportunities missed or successful. This critical reflection would also be much more effective with friends, books ....

he also worked on metaphors and learning!! "The interest in metaphor expressed in that book, would grow years later toward his elaborations on “generative metaphor,” and its role in allowing us to see things anew. Thus, he was already showing some of what would be epistemological enduring interests for his inquiry, namely: learning and its cognitive tools, and the role of reflection (or lack of it) in learning processes in general, and conceptual and perceptual change in particular."