ERIC Number: EJ981409
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
EISSN: N/A
Researching Educational Praxis: Spectator and Participant Perspectives
Kemmis, Stephen
British Educational Research Journal, v38 n6 p885-905 2012
This paper describes two parallel research programmes exploring educational practice/praxis. The first, including a theory of "practice architectures", aims to contribute to contemporary practice theory that views practice from the perspective of a spectator. The second aims to contribute to an emerging (practical philosophy) tradition of "researching practice from within practice traditions" and views practice (and praxis) from the perspective of participants. It is argued that these particular spectator and participant perspectives are complementary. They offer a dual approach to researching educational practice and praxis and allow us (educational actors, educational researchers) to see ourselves as formed by a collective praxis, within which teacher-researchers can aspire to act educationally in the sense of acting for the good for each person and for the good for humankind. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Praxis, Educational Practices, Educational Researchers, Research Projects, Program Descriptions, Theory Practice Relationship, Experimenter Characteristics, Research Methodology, Audience Response, Participant Satisfaction, Participant Characteristics, Educational Research
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A