Advancement of guided creative and critical reflection in the professional development of enterprising individuals in business and nursing

Abstract

Using narrative inquiry theoretical framework with creative and critical reflection to explore the personal and the professional lives of enterprising individuals reveals how metaphors, when used within the context of professional development in business and nursing, may open gates to expand and deepen reflective process and growth. Business and nursing individuals participate in guided creative and critical reflection on their lived experiences to recreate knowledge and understanding of themselves as workers in order to reconstruct their professional profiles for improved workplace discourse. The article explores the potential of guided creative narrative reflection and metaphor in the professional development of enterprising individuals in business and nursing.

Keywords:

• narrative inquiry
• reflection
• metaphor
• enterprising individuals
• professional development

Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Travel Grant, awarded to J.K. Schwind, May 2010, by the Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.