Chapter 10: Getting on Board: A Phenomenological Approach to Reflective Practice Between Leaders
Dawn Lucovich and Wayne Malcolm
Abstract
Our lived experiences as leaders in a language teaching association based in Japan will be compared, contrasted, and reflected upon through phenomenological interviewing. As Americans of racial minority backgrounds, one female and one male, we are also minorities in Japan, and this intersectional identity informs our leadership. Although we are representative of a broad swath of regular people who find themselves in leadership positions, our voices are also unique and unusual.
While this chapter will be more descriptive, we believe in grounding those descriptions in research, specifically authentic leadership, best practices in 21st-century leadership, and phenomenological analysis. Each author has approached the thematic analysis of the phenomenological interview data differently. One is more analytical, being comfortable breaking down data in a systematic way using vocabulary frequency, content analysis, and then inferring what such frequency means. The other is more about combing through the data, holistically and manually by finding themes and patterns and ordering questions according to emergent themes and ideas. More specifically we are using the constant comparison method of qualitative approaches to analyze our data. Through multiple rounds of interviews and discussions, information was then expanded upon or clarified.
Our chapter will be of interest to those involved in the practice and research of authentic leadership, language teaching associations, the lives of foreign residents in Japan, Japan in general, minorities in higher education and leadership, and several intersecting communities.
Keywords: professional organizations, leadership roles, community of educators, phenomenology
About the Contributors
Dawn Lucovich is an Assistant Professor at The University of Nagano. She was elected to The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Board of Directors as President in 2020 and served in this position from 2020-2022.
Wayne Malcolm is an Assistant Professor at Fukui University of Technology. He was elected to the JALT Board of Directors in 2018 as Director of Program where he oversees the annual JALT international conference.
Citation
Lucovich, D., & Malcolm, W. (2023). Getting on board: A phenomenological approach to reflective practice between leaders. In A. Verla Uchida & J. Roloff Rothman (Eds.), Cultivating professional development through critical friendship and reflective practice: Cases from Japan (pp. 281-313). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/27/10
Our lived experiences as leaders in a language teaching association based in Japan will be compared, contrasted, and reflected upon through phenomenological interviewing. As Americans of racial minority backgrounds, one female and one male, we are also minorities in Japan, and this intersectional identity informs our leadership. Although we are representative of a broad swath of regular people who find themselves in leadership positions, our voices are also unique and unusual.
While this chapter will be more descriptive, we believe in grounding those descriptions in research, specifically authentic leadership, best practices in 21st-century leadership, and phenomenological analysis. Each author has approached the thematic analysis of the phenomenological interview data differently. One is more analytical, being comfortable breaking down data in a systematic way using vocabulary frequency, content analysis, and then inferring what such frequency means. The other is more about combing through the data, holistically and manually by finding themes and patterns and ordering questions according to emergent themes and ideas. More specifically we are using the constant comparison method of qualitative approaches to analyze our data. Through multiple rounds of interviews and discussions, information was then expanded upon or clarified.
Our chapter will be of interest to those involved in the practice and research of authentic leadership, language teaching associations, the lives of foreign residents in Japan, Japan in general, minorities in higher education and leadership, and several intersecting communities.
Keywords: professional organizations, leadership roles, community of educators, phenomenology
About the Contributors
Dawn Lucovich is an Assistant Professor at The University of Nagano. She was elected to The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Board of Directors as President in 2020 and served in this position from 2020-2022.
Wayne Malcolm is an Assistant Professor at Fukui University of Technology. He was elected to the JALT Board of Directors in 2018 as Director of Program where he oversees the annual JALT international conference.
Citation
Lucovich, D., & Malcolm, W. (2023). Getting on board: A phenomenological approach to reflective practice between leaders. In A. Verla Uchida & J. Roloff Rothman (Eds.), Cultivating professional development through critical friendship and reflective practice: Cases from Japan (pp. 281-313). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/27/10

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Title: Cultivating Professional Development Through Critical Friendship and Reflective Practice: Cases From Japan.
Editors: Adrianne Verla Uchida and Jennie Roloff Rothman
Publication date: 2023
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Title: Cultivating Professional Development Through Critical Friendship and Reflective Practice: Cases From Japan.
Editors: Adrianne Verla Uchida and Jennie Roloff Rothman
Publication date: 2023
Read more...