Crossing the boundaries of different disciplines, this topical and timely book draws together different views of workplace reflection, delivering a secure grounding in academic thinking and working practice.

Part 1: Introduction 1. Overview of the Book 2. The Emergence of Productive Reflection Part 2: Underpining Themes and Ideas 3. Reflection - How to Take it Beyond the Individual 4. The Meaning and Role of Reflection in Informal Learning at Work 5. The Evolution of Collective Reflection: From Indirect to Direct Part 3: Product Reflection - Differing Contexts and Practices 6. Disciplined Reflection or Communities of Practice 7. Productive Reflection and Learning During the Redesign of a Secrecy-Based Organization 8. Collective Reflection Under Ambiguity 9. Reflection During a Crisis Turnaround: Management Use of Learning Mechanisms 10. Interactive Critical Reflection as Intercultural Competence Part 4: Challenges and Complexities 11. An Ethical 'Community of Practice' Perspective on Reflection 12. Reflecting on Workplace Change - A Trade Union Perspective 13. Informal Learning: Creating the Space for Reflection at Work 14. Discursive Practices at Work: Constituting the Reflective Learner 15. Feminist Challenges to Mainstream Leadership Through Collective Reflection and Narrative 16. Lessons and Issues for Practice and Development