Creating Our Own Educational Theories

"For this to be achieved I am suggesting that a new form of workplace based, A PDF of the opening pages Jack Whitehead's 1993 book and view of research: This book places education at the centre of the public good and educational theorising in the workplace at the centre of improving the quality of life in our socieity. For this to be achieved I am suggesting that a new form of workplace based, educational knowledge is required.educational knowledge is required. A form of knowledge which is being created by people like ourselves in our personal educational theories as we describe and explain our own educational development in explorations of questions of the kind, ‘how do I live my values more fully in my practice?’. In other words my intention is to convince you that your educational theorising about your own learning at work offers a hope for the future in creating a good and productive society."

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