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I have always been interested in reflective practice and the idea of criticality. Maybe I am mixing two different things here. I am going to attempt to analyse these two terms to deepen my understanding of them, prior to doing any research.

#1 reflective practice: the act, and hence practice, of reflection on ones own process to distill what it is been productive and what it is been counterproductive(WHAT?). In doing so, one unravels the processes that lead to these outcomes(HOW?). Identifying and putting into practice the productive circumstances or situations of the previous processes lead to a practice that is reflective.

#2 criticality: it is a performance, or the undertaking of an action. It surges as the continuous process of being critical. To be critical has different implications and these can be categorized into four points:

          2.1 identification. By being incredulous (WHY?). This translates into questioning the elements of what is present or being presented. To do this, a deconstruction of our perceived reality has to be performed.

         2.2 definition. the pinpointing of the different elements to clarify how they differ from each other.

         2.3 contextualisation. This has to do with the bridging of these separate elements or drawing connections between the different elements to induce a sense of causality or relation.

        2.4 comparative analysis. Crystallizing the similar and dissimilar elements between these agglomerations, be it by juxtaposition, superimposition, intersection, etc.

Engaging in this processes in a continuous way that is not necessarily linear, circular or cyclical constitutes what I would identify as the act of being critical.



This is what Wikipedia says: (edited)

Reflective practice is "the capacity to reflect on action so as to engage in a process of continuous learning".^[1] 

What is important about reflection throughout your practice is that you are not just looking back on past actions and events, but rather you are taking a conscious look at the emotions, experiences, actions, and responses, and using that to add to your existing knowledge base to draw out new knowledge, meaning and have a higher level of understanding (2013, Paterson, Chapman).

Critical thinking, as defined by the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking, is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action. ^[1]