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Mellor, Nigel

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“…Amidst this turmoil and confusion, I came across the writing of Nigel Mellor (1998), who talks about 'the struggle' and explains how his struggle in his practice and in his research was at the heart of the research and that struggle became the methodology itself. He wrote about the messiness of action research thus: I know I have a goal, which is that I want to look at my job but I don't know what the questions are to ask but I will know when I get there .…”

Section: Educational Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing holistic practice through reflection, action and theorising

Glenn¹

2011

Educational Action Research

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This article outlines how I, as a primary teacher engaging with a self-study action research process, have come to a deeper understanding of my practice. It explains how I have also come to an understanding of why I work in the way I do; of how this understanding influences my work, and the significance of this new understanding. My work as a teacher frequently includes doing collaborative digital projects with my class. As I engaged in research on my practice, I initially experienced difficulties problematising this work. I struggled to achieve clarity not only with engaging in critical thinking but also with articulating my educational values. I found Mellor's idea about 'the struggle' helpful as he explains how 'the struggle' is at the heart of the research process. My new understanding around these collaborative projects emerged in terms of holistic practice; clarifying my ontological values and learning to think critically. I am now generating an educational theory from my practice as I see my work as a process for developing spiritual and holistic approaches to learning and teaching. I conclude by outlining what I perceive to be the significance of my work and its potential implications for education. IntroductionIn this paper, I will outline the process of the self-study research I undertook on my work as a teacher. The paper examines how, through reflection on and thinking critically about my work, I gained new insight and understanding of my practice and developed a new epistemology of practice. Initially, I set out to examine the value of the inclusion of digital technology in my work as a primary school teacher, but as I began to engage more deeply with the process of self-study I realised that the focus of my research had less to do with digital technology itself and more to do with an ability to think critically and to clarify what my educational values were. I will conclude by examining the influence my research had on my own work practices, on the practice of colleagues and its potential influence on policy.

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Section: Educational Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing holistic practice through reflection, action and theorising

Glenn¹

2011

Educational Action Research

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“…Academic research culture is fundamentally project‐driven and researchers are frequently hired on short‐term contracts to undertake projects within tightly defined deadlines [3]. For many NHS researchers therefore the research begins when the project begins [37]. The drive to obtain ethical approval prior to embarking on health research may help to explain why public involvement is often absent from the early developmental stages of many clinically based projects.…”

Section: A Conceptual Model Of Public Involvement In Health Researchmentioning

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Professionals and the public: power or partnership in health research?

Robinson

Newton

Dawson

2010

Evaluation Clinical Practice

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If more evidence can be provided that public involvement enhances research processes and outcomes, researchers may be less inclined to treat this initiative as something they have to do in order to satisfy funding agencies and regulatory bodies and actively embrace this phenomenon, producing accounts of successful public involvement that transcend current barriers to its successful implementation.

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