"Turns of Thought" by Donna Qualley discussed her visions of being a reflective and a reflexive researcher. She used personal experience within her classroom and background knowledge by Donald Murray's essay entitled "The Listening Eye: Reflections on the Writing Conference".
As stated on page 11 Qualley says, "When we reflect, we fix our thoughts on a subject" we go back and make changes or think about what has previously happened. When we self-reflect we go back and look at how our own mind reactions independently from others. Reflective research is when the researcher goes out and finds the information that they are looking for, reads it, then goes back to reflect on how they feel about the information that they have gathered.
Reflexive Research "does not originate in the self but always occurs in response to a person's critical engagement in the 'other'" (Qualley 11). This type of research is bidirectional and concludes a contrastive response. When a reflexive researcher gathers their information they read it, relate it to the other, and contrast it to themselves. The other can include different cultures, believes, standards, ways of living, etc.
As stated on page 11 Qualley says, "When we reflect, we fix our thoughts on a subject" we go back and make changes or think about what has previously happened. When we self-reflect we go back and look at how our own mind reactions independently from others. Reflective research is when the researcher goes out and finds the information that they are looking for, reads it, then goes back to reflect on how they feel about the information that they have gathered.
Reflexive Research "does not originate in the self but always occurs in response to a person's critical engagement in the 'other'" (Qualley 11). This type of research is bidirectional and concludes a contrastive response. When a reflexive researcher gathers their information they read it, relate it to the other, and contrast it to themselves. The other can include different cultures, believes, standards, ways of living, etc.
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