1. Reflective Practice in Homelessness Research and Practice: Implications for Researchers and Practitioners in the Covid-19 Pandemic Era
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Ahmad Bonakdar
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reflective practice ,homelessness ,donald schön ,john dewey ,affordable housing ,reflection ,Societies: secret, benevolent, etc. ,HS1-3371 ,Communities. Classes. Races ,HT51-1595 ,Sociology (General) ,HM401-1281 - Abstract
This discussion paper focuses on “reflective practice” as conceptualized by Donald Schön with its particular application in homelessness research and practice. Reflective practices are slowly gaining ground among scholars and practitioners engaged in the homelessness sector since the onset of the pandemic where increasing reliance on tele-mediated communication has transformed the ways in which research and practice take place. This paper starts by revisiting the concept of reflection as propounded by John Dewey and later recalibrated by Donald Schön, followed by a discussion of how two specific reflective practices, namely reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action, can be leveraged in homelessness research and practice. The paper concludes by discussing some implications of such practices for researchers and practitioners involved in the homelessness sector in the pandemic era. These implications focus on issues such as housing affordability and affordable housing, case management and support services, and barriers caused by the pandemic to homelessness research.
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- 2022
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