Lost in Practice: Transforming Nordic Educational Action Research

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Lost in Practice offers a further development of the notion of Nordic educational action research (as described in an earlier volume, Nurturing Praxis, in 2008), aiming to deepen and enrich understandings of the Nordic educational tradition and its various practices. It explores Nordic traditions and theories, such as Bildung, practical knowledge regime and translation theory, with the aim of furthering a seminal conversation between practice theory and action research. Furthermore it illuminates the use of these theories in the context of Nordic countries by presenting a number of case studies on professional development practices, in which specific forms and arenas for enhancing dialogue and meaning making are in focus. The practices of study and research circles, peer group mentoring and dialogue conferences, as developed in the Nordic countries throughout the 20th century, are presented and discussed, both in terms of established traditions and of practices of collaborative development. The book also reflect on the “regional” traditions and educational practices in the Nordic countries are reflected on in the third part of the book.

The volume addresses teachers at all levels in the educational system, particularly those who are interested in understanding educational action research and furthering collaborative forms of professional development, based on insights from different traditions for understanding and furthering the development of educational practices without getting lost.

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Action Research and Translation Studies
Understanding the change of practice
Pages: 31–52
The Nordic Tradition of Educational Action Research
In the light of practice architectures
Pages: 53–71
The Practice of Peer Group Mentoring
Traces of global changes and regional traditions
Pages: 73–93
Research Circles
Constructing a space for elaborating on being a teacher leader in preschools
Pages: 95–112
Research Partnership in Local Teaching Programme Work
Translations of competence aims
Pages: 171–193
Reflections on the Politics of Practice
From folk enlightenment to traditional knowledge
Pages: 223–230
Contributors
Pages: 231–234
Index
Pages: 235–239
Educational Researchers and their students.
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