1st Edition

Living Educational Theory Research as an Epistemology for Practice The Role of Values in Practitioners’ Professional Development

By Jack Whitehead, Marie Huxtable Copyright 2024
172 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores a value-based research methodology, Living Educational Theory Research (LETR), which aligns a values-based approach with key tenets of professional development to inform and inspire future educators’ practice. Written by world-leading scholars in the field of LETR, the chapters are global in reach and promote the evolving and dynamic nature of the methodology and its... Read more

Introduction

Part 1 - Living Educational Theory Research generating knowledge from professional practice

 

Chapter One - Origins and what constitutes Living Educational Theory Research

Chapter Two - Living Educational Theory Research as a practice, process and methodology

Chapter Three - Development of Living Educational Theory Research as an approach to continual and continuing professional development

Chapter Four - Development of Living Educational Theory Research as an approach to the development of an educational pedagogy in higher education

Chapter Five - A Living Educational Theory Research approach to developing as a social movement with values of human flourishing

Part 2 - Living Educational Theory Research, evolution as an epistemology of practice

 

Chapter Six - A living-logic: Defining the rationality of the explanations for educational influences in learning

Chapter Seven - A relationally dynamic, educational epistemology

Chapter Eight - Original methods for Living Educational Theory Research

 

Part 3 - Living Educational Theory Research as an extending epistemology for practice

 

Chapter Nine - Creating a future with Living Educational Theory Research

Chapter Ten - Living Educational Theory Research creating a values-laden epistemology for a better global future

Conclusion

Biography

Jack Whitehead is a Visiting Professor at the University of Cumbria and Extraordinary Professor at North-West University, South Africa. He is a former President of the British Educational Research Association and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Westminster College, Utah.

Marie Huxtable is a Visiting Research Fellow with the University of Cumbria. She continues researching into improving educational practice, supporting the spread of knowledge and understanding the practice of Living Educational Theory Research.