Original Article
Heuristic research as a vehicle for personal and professional development
Kim Etherington,
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Kim Etherington
Kim Etherington, University of Bristol, 8-10 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1HH Tel: 0117 9681777; [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorKim Etherington,
Corresponding Author
Kim Etherington
Kim Etherington, University of Bristol, 8-10 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1HH Tel: 0117 9681777; [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
This paper reports one aspect of a more extensive narrative inquiry into how two counsellors experienced their involvement in heuristic research and the contribution it made to their personal development. The paper is located within stories of Becoming a Reflexive Researcher: Using Our Selves in Research (2004) and shows how reflexive conversations enabled participants to co-construct meaning and create what Rosanna Hertz called ‘reflexive knowledge’ (1996).
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