Feedback, Development, and Social Networks

Abstract

This chapter explores the idea that professional development is for a large part driven by discursive interactions with other persons. It focuses on feedback as a crucial aspect of these interactions. The chapter provides an overview of research that touches upon the role of the social networks in professional development. It discusses the potential of social network methodology to understand the social nature of professional development in general and feedback processes specifically. The chapter provides a reflection on the different strands of research and theoretical perspectives that have taken this “social turn” in the understanding of professional development. It describes how a social network perspective can be used to provide a common angle to grasp the role of the relationships that provide feedback. This is followed by a description of different aspects of networks that are identified in research as potentially important in relation to feedback in the workplace.

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