Enhancing Learning Through Action Research and Living Educational Theories
Exploring the concepts of action research and living educational theories, this content delves into how individuals can improve their practices, understandings, and social formations in educational settings. It highlights the importance of individual explanations in shaping educational influences and fostering creativity in research. Various resources and examples showcase how educators and children can engage in practical research to enhance learning experiences.
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IMPROVING LEARNING WITH ACTION RESEARCH AND LIVING EDUCATIONAL THEORIES JACK WHITEHEAD LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY UK.
Action Research Action Research is a form of research that includes individual researchers enquiring into improving their practice, improving their understandings and improving the social formations in which their practice is located. Enquiries into improving practice can take the form, How do I improve what I am doing?
Living Educational Theory A living educational theory is an explanation produced by an individual to explain their educational influences in their own learning, in the learning of others and in the learning of the social formations in which we live and work.
Improving Learning for 11-14 year olds in mixed ability science groups http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/ilmag all.pdf
5X5X5= creativity Researching children, researching the world. http://www.5x5x5creativity.org.uk/ Welcome to 5x5x5=creativity, an independent, arts-based action research organisation which supports children in their exploration and expression of ideas, helping them develop creative skills for life.
The Educational Journal of Living Theories (EJOLTS) Pupils as action researchers: improving something important in our lives (pp. 1-49) Branko Bognar & Marica Zovko http://ejolts.net/node/82
Can children carry out action research about learning, creating their own learning theory? Joy Mounter (with her 6-7 year old pupils) http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/tuesdayma/joymounterull.pdf
Learning Resources at http://www.actionresearch.net Teachers researching their educational influence in their pupils learning Making public the embodied knowledge of Master Educators http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/mast ermod.shtml
Enhancing Practice through Classroom Research A teacher's guide to professional development By Caitriona McDonagh, Mary Roche, Bernie Sullivan, Mairin Glenn London; Routledge, 2011. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/978 0415597685/
Accessing Resources for Learning at http://www.actionresearch.net The action planning process for the Workshops is described at: http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/jack/ arplanner.htm See especially Appendix 1
