{"id":77,"date":"2021-10-06T17:49:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T17:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/?p=77"},"modified":"2024-04-19T09:56:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:56:56","slug":"reflexive-practice-and-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/2021\/10\/06\/reflexive-practice-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflexive Practice and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<p><strong>By: Katharina Hribernigg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Development professionals have an important job with lots of responsibilities. They deal with real people, their lives and futures. While this fact has remained unchanged over the past decades, developments in ICT have added a new dimension to the work of development professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">I believe that it is always good to reflect on what we are doing. We should ask ourselves questions such as: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cIs what we\u2019re doing helping?\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cDo we know what people\u2019s needs are?\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cAre we on the right track?&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">And \u201cWhat could we do better?\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">This subject of reflective practice can be very important and valuable, especially when someone\u2019s life, their whole existence, is concerned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/nmict21group4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2021\/10\/sekatsky-K6PnyYNXxRg-unsplash-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">I read a very good book on the subject, called \u201cInternational Aid and the Making of a Better World : Reflexive Practice\u201d by<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Rosalind Eyben. It introduces the reader to the subject of International Development and highlights the importance of reflecting on one\u2019s work, with many interesting stories, and at times, a little humor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">I would like to use this blog to reflect upon the work of development professionals in the field of ICT for Development. I believe that we can all learn from each other and that by sharing how we work and think, we can grow, and maybe make the lives of others, as well as our own, a little brighter.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Eyben, R. (2014).&nbsp;<i>International aid and the making of a better world: Reflexive practice<\/i>. London: Routledge. from&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookcentral.proquest.com\/lib\/malmo\/reader.action?docID=1664230&amp;ppg=103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ebookcentral.proquest.com\/lib\/malmo\/reader.action?docID%3D1664230%26ppg%3D103&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633623673425000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGqTUTOHwMfAmHcSZHRiYpoC77B4Q\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">https:\/\/ebookcentral.proquest.com\/lib\/malmo\/reader.action?docID=1664230&amp;ppg=103<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Katharina Hribernigg Development professionals have an important job with lots of responsibilities. They deal with real people, their lives and futures. 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