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 year olds in mixed ability science groups all.pdf all.pdf

5X5X5= creativity Researching children, researching the world. 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) Pupils as action researchers: improving something important in our lives Branko Bognar & Marica Zovko

Can children carry out action research about learning, creating their own learning theory? Joy Mounter (with her 6-7 year old pupils)

Learning Resources at Teachers researching their educational influence in their pupils’ learning Making public the embodied knowledge of Master Educators ermod.shtml 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, By Caitriona McDonagh, Mary Roche, Bernie Sullivan, Mairin Glenn London; Routledge, 2011.Caitriona McDonaghMary RocheBernie SullivanMairin GlennCaitriona McDonaghMary RocheBernie SullivanMairin Glenn / /

Accessing Resources for Learning at The action planning process for the Workshops is described at: arplanner.htm arplanner.htm See especially Appendix 1