Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T18:22:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Leonor Nora Fabian Branez.pdf: 694454 bytes, checksum: e51df813c8d9fb38e9955c9e870e8cc6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-01-31 / This research aimed to critically understand how the organization of the Practice Teaching/Supervised Curricular Training of Foreign Language (PE/ECS LE) in an undergraduate degree in Letters: Portuguese-Spanish enables the articulation between theory and practice and developing critical and reflective future teachers of Spanish. The interest in this issue began with my experiences as a teacher of Spanish language in a Higher Education Institution (IES) in a multicultural area in the northern region of the country, which enabled me to identify complex issues in relation to the initial training of LE teachers. The PE/ECS is a curricular component that provides the basis of the profession in practice pre-service. It is fundamental in linguistics and pedagogical training of the future teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language. PE/ECS I - Observation and PE / ECS II - Regency in Spanish, theoretical and practical curriculum components discussed in this research, are sequential, and occurred on the 7th and 8th semesters of the course, in 2009. Starting from the socio-historical-cultural vision, according to Vygotsky ([1934] 2011), and the concepts of dialogism and polyphony discussed by Bakhtin/Voloshinov ([1929] 2003), this work is grounded in dialectical and dialogical conceptions of language learning for development. It is considered the Applied Linguistics and its relationship with foreign language teaching (Pennycook, 2006), sociodiscursive interactionist perspective (Bronckart, 2009), to discuss the actions of language, thematic content, texts and discourses and discursive social practices (Dolz and Schneuwly, 2004). As for critical thinking, this research relied on Smyth (1992), critical pedagogy Freire (1970.1996), and the discussions and contributions of Magalhães (1990, 2007, 2011), Ninin (2002, 2010), Magalhães and Fidalgo (2007, 2011) Liberali (2008, 2012). The results showed us that discussions partially allowed the articulation between theory and practice and the development of critical and reflective training of students. Students reflect more on the context of school than on teaching and learning. Also pointed out that the curriculum component PE/ECS I Observation constitutes in a place where PE/ECS II - Regency can be organized / A pesquisa realizada teve como objetivo geral compreender de forma crítica de que modo a organização da Prática de Ensino/Estágio Curricular Supervisionado em Língua Estrangeira (PE/ECS em LE) em um curso de Licenciatura em Letras: Português-Espanhol possibilita a articulação teoria-prática e a formação crítico-reflexiva do estudante-estagiário futuro docente de língua espanhola. O interesse nessa questão teve início com minhas experiências como docente de língua espanhola no referido curso de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior (IES), em um espaço multicultural da Região Norte do país, que permitiramme identificar questões complexas em relação à formação inicial do docente de LE. A PE/ECS é um componente curricular que fixa os alicerces da profissão na práxis préserviço, e cuja relevância é fundamental na formação linguística e pedagógica do estudanteestagiário, futuro educador de Espanhol como língua estrangeira (E/LE). PE/ECS I - Observação e PE/ECS II - Regência em Língua Espanhola, disciplinas teórico-práticas focais nesta pesquisa, são sequênciais, tendo ocorrido no 7º e no 8º semestres do Curso de Letras (2009). Partindo da visão sócio-histórico-cultural, conforme Vygotsky ([1934] 2011), e dos conceitos de dialogismo e polifonia discutidos por Bakhtin/Voloshinov ([1929] 2003), este trabalho está fundamentado nas concepções dialética e dialógica da linguagem na aprendizagem para o desenvolvimento. Considera-se a LA em relação ao ensino de LE, de acordo com Pennycook (2006), o Interacionismo Sócio-Discursivo conforme Bronckart (2009), para focalizar as ações de linguagem, conteúdo temático, textos e discursos e as práticas sociais discursivas segundo Dolz e Schneuwly (2004). No que tange à críticoreflexiva, a pesquisa baseou-se em Smyth (1992), na pedagogia crítica de Freire (1970,1996), e nas discussões e contribuições de Magalhães (1990, 2007, 2011), Ninin (2002, 2010), Magalhães e Fidalgo (2007, 2011) Liberali (2008, 2012). Os resultados revelaram que os espaços das PE/ECS oportunizaram parcialmente a articulação entre teoria e prática e o desenvolvimento da formação crítico-reflexiva dos estudantesestagiários. Suas reflexões focalizam mais os aspectos contextuais do que os voltados ao ensino-aprendizagem. Apontaram também que a disciplina PE/ECS I - Observação constitue-se em espaço onde a PE/ECS- II Regência pode ser organizada

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:36:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MariaFGM.pdf: 1776192 bytes, checksum: c7ffad1852d7db651fb46b6795728501 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-08-15 / This collaborative research is a qualitative approach, from historical and cultural perspective, made about a teacher of third grade of basic education in the area of history, in the municipality of Caic? / RN. It has as objective to investigate, in a collaborative action, if the design process of teaching and learning the discipline of history based on the relationship before / after allows the development of critical reflective thinking of the teacher in school practices. The theoretical and methodological approaches are supported in the postulates of Vygotsky (1998), Rubinstein (1973) and Linblinskaia (1979), among others, whose understanding has led us to reflect if the teacher develops the reflective critical-thinking in history discipline classes. The complexity of the study led us to an analysis exercise, using different methodological procedures, such as: bibliographic review of the literature, considering also the literature of the history area, interviews, observation in the classroom, video recordings and reflective sessions, enabling clarify the construction and reconstruction of thought that the teacher had been developing during the process of teaching and learning. The test results point to a dichotomy between theory and practice, and also to a certain fragility in the position of professor in teaching and learning the discipline of history, at the third grade of basic education. The teacher recognizes that she requires a theoretical deepening with more intensity, as a process of continuous training to improve the practice of teaching in history school, though, stating in her speech that her teaching practice is based on critical reflection. However, she presents serious limitations in classroom practices. We conclude that, although she has shown willing to work on a critical perspective of reality, showed also poor change at school practices, starting to reflect about her own actions, pointing her limits and the changes needed that didn t become reality yet. It s necessary a formative process for her. The study therefore showed that even with the sessions and reflective of deepening theoretical studies, the teacher does not change its profile, while maintaining its traditional vision in any pedagogical action. This research recommends the formation of school groups for further studies and discussion on the practices of education in history area from a reflective-critical thought perspective as a mean of personal and professional development / Esta pesquisa se insere na abordagem qualitativa, do tipo, colaborativa numa perspectiva hist?rico-cultural, realizada com a professora do 3? ano do ensino fundamental, na ?rea da Hist?ria, no munic?pio de Caic?/RN. Tem como objetivo investigar, numa a??o colaborativa, se a estrutura??o do processo de ensino e de aprendizagem da disciplina Hist?ria com base na rela??o antes/depois possibilita o desenvolvimento na professora do pensamento reflexivo-cr?tico nas pr?ticas escolares. As abordagens te?rico-metodol?gicas est?o respaldadas nos postulados de Vigotski (1998), Rubinstein (1973) e Linblinskaia (1979), entre outros, cuja compreens?o nos levou a refletir se a professora desenvolve o pensamento reflexivo-cr?tico nas aulas da disciplina Hist?ria. A complexidade do estudo nos conduziu a um exerc?cio de an?lise utilizando diferentes procedimentos metodol?gicos, tais como: revis?o bibliogr?fica da literatura especializada, considerando tamb?m a literatura da ?rea da Hist?ria, entrevistas, observa??o em sala de aula, v?deo grava??es e sess?es reflexivas, possibilitando clarificar a constru??o e reconstru??o do pensamento que a professora fora elaborando durante o processo de ensino e de aprendizagem. Os resultados das an?lises apontam para uma dicotomia entre a teoria e a pr?tica, bem com, fragilidade na postura da professora no processo de ensino e de aprendizagem da disciplina Hist?ria, no 3? ano do ensino fundamental. A professora reconhece que necessita de um aprofundamento te?rico com mais intensidade, ou seja, um processo de forma??o cont?nua para melhorar a pr?tica escolar no ensino da Hist?ria, embora afirme no seu discurso que a sua pr?tica docente tem como base a reflex?o cr?tica. No entanto, apresenta limita??es no que se refere a sua pr?tica em sala de aula. Conclu?mos que, a professora se mostra disposta a trabalhar numa perspectiva cr?tica da realidade, mas, pouco demonstrou mudan?as no que concerne a sua pr?tica escolar, chegando a refletir sobre a sua a??o, apontando seus limites e as mudan?as que n?o se realizaram concretamente. Isso evidencia a necessidade no seu processo formativo. O estudo, portanto, mostrou que mesmo com as sess?es reflexivas e estudos de aprofundamento te?rico, a professora n?o modificou o seu perfil, mantendo sua a??o pedag?gica numa vis?o tradicional. A investiga??o recomenda a forma??o de grupos de estudos na escola para aprofundamento e discuss?o sobre as pr?ticas de ensino na ?rea da Hist?ria numa perspectiva do pensamento reflexivo-cr?tico como forma de desenvolvimento pessoal e profissional

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No. of bitstreams: 1 fernandabassolirosa.pdf: 2719609 bytes, checksum: 94e97b57d8eeb703a1d23b39cb2eec94 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-19 / Este trabalho busca valorizar os processos colaborativos que consideram a complexidade da prática docente e as rápidas transformações que tem ocorrido em nossa sociedade, bem como as demandas pela superação do isolamento do professor. Desta forma objetivamos analisar as contribuições e limites da participação de professores de ciências em um processo formativo desenvolvido a partir da construção de um grupo colaborativo, visando o desenvolvimento profissional dos docentes. A criação do grupo partiu de nós, pesquisadores, que exercemos o duplo papel: de pesquisadores e participantes do grupo. O percurso formativo percorrido pelo grupo, embora flexível, foi realizado em cinco etapas buscando-se: promover uma aproximação às pesquisas em educação em ciências; propiciar a construção de relações de colaboração entre os participantes do grupo, de modo a contribuir para o desenvolvimento profissional de todos, a partir da reflexão crítica e da pesquisa; fomentar o desenvolvimento da autonomia docente a partir da reflexão sobre o currículo, programas de ensino, objetivos de aprendizagem e suas múltiplas relações com as práticas pedagógicas e com as condições micro e macroestruturais da profissão docente. A presente pesquisa insere-se em uma perspectiva qualitativa, sendo caracterizada como pesquisa-ação colaborativa. A coleta de dados ocorreu em todas as etapas do processo, através da observação participante - que propiciou a elaboração de um diário de campo, das gravações em áudio e vídeo dos encontros do grupo, de entrevistas, grupo focal, questionário e das produções textuais dos professores. A análise dos dados foi realizada por meio da Análise de Conteúdo. A partir da análise da trajetória do grupo foi possível apreender o desenvolvimento progressivo de formas de colaboração pautadas por níveis crescentes de interdependência entre os docentes, como: narrar e procurar ideias, ajuda e apoio, partilha e trabalho em copropriedade. Na mesma linha, ao longo das etapas foi possível detectar um processo crescente de horizontalização das relações entre os pesquisadores e os demais membros do grupo, de modo que o caráter colaborativo foi sendo construído ao longo do processo, através do estabelecimento de relações de confiança e colaboração entre os participantes. Em uma perspectiva individual, podemos afirmar que o processo formativo propiciou a reflexão crítica sobre as práticas, bem como um movimento de mudança em direção à revisão do papel do professor de transmissor para mediador do processo de aprendizagem; a aproximação às pesquisas em educação tanto em uma perspectiva de “consumo” crítico de seus resultados, como em uma perspectiva de produção de conhecimentos, tendo em vista que os professores se constituíram, simultaneamente, como atores e autores de suas práticas, compartilhando-as com tanto com a comunidade de professores e como de pesquisadores, caracterizando assim o desenvolvimento profissional docente. / This research seeks to value collaborative processes that consider the complexity of teaching practice and the rapid changes that have taken place in our society have been valued, as well the demands for overcoming teacher isolation. Thus, we aim to analyze the contributions and the limits the science teachers‘ participation in a formative process developed from the construction of a teachers‘ collaborative group. The creation of the group came from us, researchers, who experiment the double role: as researchers and as participants of the group. The group's formative trajectory, although flexible, was carried out in five stages, seeking to: promote an approach to research in science education; foment the construction of collaborative relationships among the participants of the group to contribute to all participants‘ professional development, based on critical reflection and research; propitiate the development of teacher autonomy based on reflection on the curriculum, teaching programs, learning objectives and their multiple relationships with pedagogical practices and the micro and macrostructural conditions of the teaching profession. The present research is inserted in a qualitative perspective, being characterized as collaborative research-action. Data collection took place at all stages of the process, through participant observation which led to the preparation of a field diary, audio and video recordings of the group meetings, interviews, focus group, questionnaire and teachers‘ textual productions. Data analysis was performed through Content Analysis. From the analysis of the group‘s trajectory, it was possible to observe the progressive development of forms of collaboration based on increasing levels of interdependence among teachers, such as: storytelling and scanning for ideas, aid and assistance, sharing e joint work. Besides, it was possible to detect throughout the stages an increasing process of horizontalization of the relationships between the researchers and the other members of the group. Thus, the collaborative character of the group was being built throughout the process, by establishing relationships of trust and collaboration between all participants. From an individual perspective, we can affirm that the formative process provided critical reflection on the practices, as well as a movement of change towards the revision of the role of teacher from transmitter to mediator of the learning process; the approach to education research both in a perspective of critical "consumption" of its results, and in a perspective of knowledge production, given that teachers were simultaneously constituted as actors and authors of their practices, sharing them with the community of teachers and researchers, thus characterizing professional teacher development.

Les ondes internes sont produites par suite de l’équilibre dynamique entre les forces de flottabilité et la gravité quand une particule de fluide est déplacée verticalement dans un milieu stratifié stable. Les systèmes géophysiques tels que océan et l’atmosphère sont naturellement stratifiés et donc favorables à la propagation des ondes internes. En outre, ces deux environnements stockent une grande quantité de particules tant dans leur intérieur que sur les bords. Par conséquent, les ondes internes et les particules vont inévitablement interagir dans ces systèmes. Au cours de ce travail, des expériences exploratoires sont réalisées pour étudier le transport par érosion des particules, généré par les ondes internes. Afin de déterminer un seuil de transport, les propriétés particulières des réflexions d’ondes internes («réflexion critique ») sont utilisées pour augmenter l’intensité du champ d’ondes à la surface de réflexion. Une méthode a été développée en collaboration avec une équipe de traitement du signal pour améliorer la détermination des composantes de l’onde impliquées dans une réflexion quasi critique. Cela nous a permis de comparer nos résultats expérimentaux avec une théorie de la réflexion critique, montrant un bon accord et permettant d’extrapoler ces résultats à des expériences au-delà de la nôtre et à des conditions océaniques. Nous avons aussi étudié l’interaction des ondes internes avec une colonne de particules en sédimentation. Deux effets principaux ont été observés : la colonne oscille autour d’une position d’équilibre, et elle est déplacée dans son ensemble. La direction du déplacement de la colonne est expliquée par le calcul de l’effet de la dérive Lagrangienne produite pour des ondes. Cet effet pourrait également expliquer la dépendance en fréquence du déplacement. / Internal waves are produced as a consequence of the dynamic balance between buoyancy and gravity forces when a particle of fluid is vertically displaced in a stably stratified environment. Geophysical systems such as ocean and atmosphere are naturally stratified and therefore suitable for internal waves propagation. Furthermore, these two environments stock a vast amount of particles at their boundaries and in their bulk. Therefore, internal waves and particles will inexorably interact in these systems. In this work, exploratory experiments are performed to study wave generated erosive transport of particles. In order to determine a transport threshold, the peculiar properties of internal waves (“critical reflection”) are employed to increase the intensity of the wave field at the boundaries. A method was developed in collaboration with a signal processing team to improve the determination of the wave components involved in near-critical reflection. This method enabled us to compare our experimental results with a theory of critical reflection, showing good agreement and allowing to extrapolate these results to experiments beyond ours and to oceanic conditions. In addition, we study the interaction of internal waves with a column of particles in sedimentation. Two main effects are observed: the column oscillates around an equilibrium position, and it is displaced as a whole. The direction of the displacement of the column is explained by computing the effect of the Lagrangian drift of the waves. This effect could also explain the frequency dependence of the displacement.

In South Africa today a constant stream of demands characterise higher education. The global employment market expects graduating students to be flexible, adoptable and prepared to take responsibility for their own learning and their own continuous professional development. The pace of technological change in health sciences and the volume of available information highlight the need to develop students’ critical reflective thinking. A paradigm shift is required in health science education from one of providing instruction to one of promoting effective and lifelong learning. Educators in health sciences need to revisit, rethink and evaluate criteria for health practice. The challenge of this research is to investigate the integration of critical reflection as a learning strategy in the outcomes of learning programmes within a transformative education approach; the integration of theory and practice through a reflective learning approach; the development and implementation of different learning tools to facilitate effective learning; the importance of establishing an understanding of the link between the learning styles of students and critical reflection as a learning strategy; and the value of the integration of critical reflection to promote lifelong learning. A mixed methods research approach was primarily utilised to monitor facilitation of learning initiatives and appropriate activities for strengthening the learning-centred approach, through reflective journals and reflective learning groups. A quantitative and qualitative study was used in which a pilot study questionnaire, observations, structured interviews and questionnaires were conducted and completed. The findings of this investigation indicate that critical reflection adds value to the effectiveness of learning. The investigation also revealed the value of sharing learning experiences in a small learning group and proved that the learning environment for radiography education allows enough opportunities to integrate an alternative learning strategy such as critical reflection. All role players in health science education need to build their own skills to function effectively as whole brain thinkers with a view to maximizing learning effectiveness. Reflective practice enhances lifelong learning and can also be utilised as a tool for quality control of the learning programme. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Curriculum Studies / unrestricted

This thesis aims to identify the principles that managers use in their work. The work of Stephen Covey "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is used as an object of research. Primarily, a Covey's claim that the 7 habits are universal and timeless is analyzed, in an effort to identify universal principles of effectivity and their relationship to management. All of the habits are paraphrased and compared to the work of other popular authors from the area of social sciences. Subsequently, a comparison between the 7 habits and historical development of organization theory and its lessons is conducted. Further along, a description of critical reflection of the 7 habits from five standpoints is presented: post-modern, feminism, critical pedagogy, non-functionalism and exclusive representation. Finally, the author of the thesis presents his personal experience with implementing the 7 habits in his professional and personal life. From the findings, this thesis comes to the conclusion that Covey's system of 7 habits is possibly a quality source of information when searching for universal principles of effectivity. At the same time, it warns that it is possible that the habits are only universally applicable within the scope of the time and background of western thinking they were developed in. In the closing,...

The aim of this study is to investigate how heads of schools perceive multilingualism as a resource for learning and to what extent the process of writing and implementing language policies has provided a support for developing a multilingual view on languages in schools. This is done in accordance with the multilingual turn, which states that although a multilingual view on languages has spread in the global North in recent decades due to globalization and migration, a monolinguistic hegemony still persists in countries such as Sweden. Qualitative interviews were carried out with three heads of schools in Sweden and the findings of the study are discussed in relation to theories on school development and a framework for critical reflection on multilingualism. The results show that although the interviewed heads of schools express a positive understanding of and attitude towards multilingualism and language policies, traces of a deficit discourse can be found in their answers and their teachers struggle to make multilingualism a natural part of their everyday school practice. Multilingualism and multilingual children and pupils are at times seen as problems rather than resources. Furthermore, the monolingual norm is still visible in the interviews and teachers seem stuck in the assimilation stage and heads of schools unable to overbridge the gap between ostensive and performative aspects of school development. Implications of the findings are that heads of schools as well as teachers need to further develop a multilingual and diversified view on languages as a resource for learning in order to facilitate learning for multilingual children and pupils.

In this qualitative research study I explored Grade R teachers’ perceptions of early childhood development and how these impact on their classroom practice. Using an early childhood theoretical framework which was predominately informed by developmental and socio-cultural perspectives I interrogated teachers’ understandings of children, quality classroom practice and early childhood contexts. Although the literature acknowledges the contested nature of quality within the ECD/Grade R context, research evidence indicates that the role of the teacher is pivotal if education is to be successfully realized in the early years. This notion of quality embraces particular aspects of practice such as managing the classroom environment, being able to engage children in the learning process through a process of sustained shared thinking and supporting learning in a variety of different contexts. Furthermore, good practice is informed by an in-depth understanding of contemporary issues embedded in socio-cultural contexts of children and families. Within the South African context Grade R is a problematic year despite being the first year of the Foundation Phase. Policy documents informing practice are ambiguous, Grade R teachers are not required to have a formal teaching qualification and they are not afforded the same conditions of service as other teachers. All these factors have served to marginalize the Grade R teacher. The research sample comprised twelve teachers from ten schools who were purposively selected from GDE and free standing community Grade R classes. An important selection criterion was a willingness to be involved in the project. In this multiple case study data were collected through classroom observations, interviews, critical incidents and documentary evidence. The research findings were first analysed according to three broad themes and then further interrogated through three knowledge positions identified by Mac Naughton, (2003) as conforming, reforming and transforming positions. iv Key findings revealed that although participants could not be definitively situated in any one of the three knowledge positions their practices were largely conforming; with few teachers using aspects of reforming practice. This study is significant within the South African context in that it shows similar findings to those of research done by Nias (1985) and Anning (1991) relating to teachers’ perceptions of themselves and their practice. Teachers perceived themselves as being kind, caring and loving individuals who placed the welfare of children in their care ahead of academic considerations. They all intimated that they followed a constructivist orientation, but found it difficult to articulate a deep understanding of practice. In fact they displayed limited understanding of how in the early years teaching and learning can be realized through a pedagogy of play. A gap was revealed between teachers’ espoused theories and their theories-in-use which were predominately didactic in orientation. The study showed the impact of current constraints of the Education Department. Given these constraints the role of South African universities should be to deepen both theoretical and practical insights into early years pedagogy through appropriate teacher-focused interventions.

Efter att jag har genomfört en litteraturgenomgång fann jag ett forskningsgap som berör chefers yrkesidentitet och deras reflexivitet. Studiens syfte är därför att bidra med mer kunskap om hur chefer beskriver sin yrkesidentitet och hur de reflekterar kring sitt ledarskap. Min ambition är att fylla ett forskningsgap som berör chefers yrkesidentitet och deras reflexivitet. Kvalitativ metod användes för att undersöka hur respondenterna tänker och beter sig i olika situationer som berör yrkesidentitet och reflektion. Narrativa semistrukturerade intervjuer tillämpades som kvalitativ forskningsmetod för att samla in data. Totalt intervjuades åtta chefer från olika nivåer i företagshierarkin i ett IT konsultföretag med minst 200 anställda. En teoretisk analysmodell och tidigare forskning tillämpades för att kunna analysera och tolka empirin. Empirin består av två kategorier och sex innehållskategorier som är strukturerade utifrån studiens två forskningsfrågor. Den första forskningsfrågan som lyder "Hur beskriver chefer sinyrkesidentitet i ett företag?" är relaterad till kategorin yrkesidentitet och de tre innehållskategorierna: hur ledarskap utövas, företagets struktur och vad som påverkarledarskapet samt när ledarskap inte utövas. Medan den andra forskningsfrågan som lyder "Hur reflekterar chefer kring sitt ledarskap i ett företag?" är kopplad till kategorin reflektion och de tre innehållskategorierna: situationer som leder till reflektion och icke-reflektion, skapa goda förutsättningar för anställda och att förbättra sig samt tidens roll vid mest respektive minst reflektion. Studiens slutsatser är att respondenterna ville lyssna på sina medarbetare innan respondenterna tog ett beslut och vara allmänt öppna för feedback. Företagets struktur, aspekter inom och utanför företagets kontext kunde påverka ledarskapet. I de fall ledarskap inte utövades var för att exempelvis medarbetare skall kunna utvecklas. Reflektion kring ledarskapet kan utlösas i form av utvärderingar med underställda, innan en tuff sak skall framföras och sättet att kommunicera med underställda. Reflektion kring sitt ledarskap var framträdande kring att utveckla sina medarbetare och underlätta deras arbete. Respondenterna reflekterar och tänker kritiskt kring sitt ledarskap mest efter arbetsdagen och minst under arbetsdagen. De som var reflexiva på arbetet var oftast meta-reflexiva. / After I conducted a literature review, I found a research gap that concerns managers' professional identities and their reflexivity. The purpose of the study is therefore to contribute with more knowledge about how managers describe their working identity and how they reflect on their leadership. My ambition is to fill a research gap that affects managers' working identity and their reflexivity. Qualitative method was used to examine how the respondents think and behave in different situations that affect working identity and reflection. Narrative semi-structured interviews were applied as a qualitative research method to collect data. A total of eight managers from different levels in the company hierarchy were interviewed in an IT consulting company with at least 200 employees. A theoretical analysis model and previous research were applied to analyze and interpret the empirics. The empirics consist of two categories and six content categories that are structured along the study's two research questions. The first research question that reads "How do managers describe their working identity?" is related to the category of working identity and the three content categories: how leadership is exercised, the company's structure and what affects the leadership and also when leadership is not exercised. While the second research question is "How do managers reflect on their leadership in a company?" is linked to the category of reflection and the three content categories: situations that lead to reflection and non-reflection, create good conditions for employees and to improve yourself and also the role of time in most and least reflection, respectively. The conclusions of the study are that respondents wanted to listen to their employees before the respondents took a decision and be generally open to feedback. The company's structure, aspects within and outside the company's context could affect leadership. In cases where leadership was not exercised where for example so employees could be developed. Reflection on leadership can be triggered in the form of evaluations with subordinates, before a tough thing is to be presented and the way of communicating with subordinates. Reflection on their leadership was prominent in developing their employees and facilitating their work. The respondents reflect and think critically about their leadership most after the working day and least during the working day. Those who were reflexive at work were usually meta-reflexive.

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