The chapters supply functional and theoretical assist in forging connections among relationally delicate perform, reflexive inquiry and the broader box of post-positivist qualitative inquiry. Reflexivity weaves systemic social constructionist, collaborative dialogical and narrative practices within the fields of remedy, session, instructing, supervision, management, organisational improvement, group paintings and activism.

Mary Gergen - Foreword

Part 1 – Systemic technique

• Gail Simon - Systemic Inquiry as a sort of Qualitative Inquiry
• Alex Chard - Orientations: Systemic techniques to studying perform

• Harlene Anderson - Collaborative-Dialogue established learn as daily perform: wondering our Myths
• Sheila McNamee - learn as Relational perform. Exploring Modes of Inquiry
• John Shotter - equipment for Practitioners in Inquiring into “the Stuff” of way of life and its non-stop Co-Emergent improvement

Part 2 – recommendations in Systemic Inquiry

• Vikki Reynolds - A harmony procedure: The Rhizome & Messy Inquiry
• Saliha Bava - Performative Practices, Performative Relationships - in and as Emergent examine
• Jacob Storch & Karina Solsø - Reporting from contained in the rising means of turning into examine consultants

• Lisen Kebbe – Writing Essays as Dialogical Inquiry
• Kevin Barge, Carsten Hornstrup & Rebecca Gill - Conversational Reflexivity and discovering perform
• Ann-Margreth Olsson - The effect of Dialogical Participatory motion learn (DPAR). driving within the peloton of dialogical collaboration

• Andreas Juhl - Pragmatic inquiry as a examine technique for wisdom construction in enterprises
• Christine Oliver - utilizing Coordinated administration of aspiring to outline Systemic Reflexivity as a examine Position
• Sally St George & Dan Wulff - examine as day-by-day Practice

Ann L Cunliffe, Professor of association reviews, college of Bradford, UK

“This publication is a smart source. every one bankruptcy virtually illustrates the ‘realities’ of doing learn – that inquiry isn't the dependent, de-humanised approach many learn tools books express. in its place, it's always a messy, hard, reflexive and eventually lucrative experience.”

Peter Lang and Susan Lang, Founders of KCC, London, united kingdom

“Here is a finished bringing jointly of options and practices concerned with developing wisdom via doing systemic social constructionist examine. A wealthy and encouraging source for the practitioner. trip in and revel in your learn activity!”

Frank J. Barrett, writer "Yes to the Mess: magnificent management classes from Jazz"

“This assortment is a hopeful reminder that reflexive examine could be a robust and transformative intervention in social lifestyles. What an exhilarating and significant publication! ”

Peter Stratton, Emeritus Professor of kinfolk treatment, college of Leeds, united kingdom

“This vital publication has assembled prime thinkers and researchers to bring in larger coherence to the imaginitive considering that has emerged because the postmodern social constructionist shift is utilized to practitioner research.”