Thinking about the school most of the time: studio as generative metaphor for critical reflection

Thomson, Pat

Abstract

Busy leaders need time to reflect and renew. They need to consider the particularities of their school and the ways in which they can work with others in the school community to address pressing issues, as well as to make future plans. The metaphor of the studio offers some helpful avenues for thinking how this reflection might occur. Artists use their studios for respite, not knowing, generating new ideas, risk taking, integrating theory and practice, exercising criticality and developing socially just practices. Leaders might take a lead from artists; however, there are both space and time challenges to making the studio a practical possibility.

Citation

Thomson, P. (2019). Thinking about the school most of the time: studio as generative metaphor for critical reflection. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 51(2), 87-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2018.1536039

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Oct 26, 2018
• Publication Date: Apr 3, 2019
• Deposit Date: Dec 18, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 27, 2020
• Print ISSN: 0022-0620
• Electronic ISSN: 1478-7431
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 87-102
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2018.1536039
• Keywords: studio, metaphor, leadership, reflective practice
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1141937
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Educational Administration and History on 26/10/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00220620.2018.1536039
• Contract Date: Dec 18, 2018