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Embarking on an Adventure While Drawing the Map: Journeys Through Critical Friend Work in Self-study Methodology Critical Friend Presenters Arvinder Johri, School Administrator, English Teacher Jennifer Magaha O’Looney, School Psychologist Mary Jane McIlwain, Reading Recovery Teacher and Reading Coach/Specialist Tamie Pratt-Fartro, Reading Specialist Critical Friend Colleagues Deanna Breslin, Research/Evaluation Specialist Kavita Mittapalli, Research/Evaluation Specialist Anastasia Samaras, Professor Mary Adams-Legge, English Dept. Chair JeanMarie Infranco, Mental Health Therapist Bernadine Pearson, Program Evaluation Dawn Renee Wilcox, Administrator What Creates a Critical Friend? Theoretical Framework Situated learning (Vygotsky, 1981) Tensions toward change (Russell, 2002) Supportive and interactive community (LaBoskey, 2004) Structure can be problematic (McNiff, Lomax, Whitehead, 2003; Russell Schuck, 2004; Schuck Segar, 2007) Questions What roles did the critical friend play in shaping our understanding of self-study? What role did the critical friend play in the self-study course? What characteristics enabled the shaping of critical friend work? What lessons did we learn about critical friend work during the course that would be useful to others? Methods Vignettes based on critical friend work Open, axial, selective coding Member checks Findings Roles and Optimal Feedback Critical friend has two tasks: critiquing and offering suggestions Support and feedback were provided through letter writing Critical friends had doubts about the value of their feedback Sparked deeper reflection of our work Roles and Optimal Feedback Findings Enhancing Self-Reflection Focusing on the so-what “Being and having a critical friend helped provide a foundation for self-reflection in one’s work” – Bernadine Critical scrutiny of one’s own work “Things I asked my critical friend to look for, I began to challenge myself to find in my own projec