Reflection in Action

It allows one to learn from experiences while acquiring administrative skills from a combination of theory and practice.” In School Leader Internship, Martin, et al (p. 105)
Reflection is a process that a leader should take time and be committed for it leads to informed decisions. Dana states that one should schedule time to reflect and do inquiry. (Leading with passion, p.18-19). Reflection is important because it leads to school improvement, curriculum development,  and professional development for bothe educators and administrators.  Action research is more of a personal growth system which allows the leader to inquiry, collect date, examine and analyze, take action and then reflect of the outcomes and adjust if necessary. Reflection is part of the process.
It is through time that reflection leads to expertise. Reflection is a cognitive process that goes through three stages,. The first stage is declarative (concepts and facts), the second stage is associative (growth in organization and interconnectedness of knowledge), and the last one is the autonomous stage, (making decisions become more automatic or second nature). This process leads to expertise and is acquired overtime. (105-106).

References

 

1. Dana, N.F. (2009). Leading with passion and knowledge:The principal as action researcher. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, a Joint Publicationwith the American Association of School Administrators.

2.  Harris, S., Edmondson, S., & Combs, J.P. (2010). Examining What We Do To Improve Our Schools: 8 Steps from Analysis to Action. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.