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2014-12-07 PEP Network November 14-18 Hong Kong Institute of Education http://www.ips.gu.se/english/cooperation/networks/pep/ www.gu.se PEP • Aims to probelmatise issues concerned with Pedagogy, Education and Praxis as they are understood by a different intellectual philosophical, historical and educatianl traditions www.gu.se 1

2014-12-07 Pedagogy, Education and Praxis’ has three kinds of aims: 1. ‘ Theoretical aims concerning the exploration and critical development of key concepts and associated understandings, from different educational and research traditions, of pedagogy, educational science, educational studies, praxis and practice. 2. Practical aims concerning the quality and transformation of educational praxis in such settings as schools, teacher education, educational administration, community education and transformation, and other contexts. www.gu.se Pedagogy, Education and Praxis’ has three kinds of aims: 3. Strategic aims of: – encouraging dialogue between different traditions of theory and practice in education; – encouraging reflexivity in this dialogue to help us understand the origins and formation of our own understandings , presuppositions and traditions; – encouraging the development of critical praxis in pedagogy, aiming to foster the development of new kinds of transformative education and upbringing appropriate for the changed times and circumstances of late modernity, and – building collaboration and networks with other scholars interested in these problems and issues. www.gu.se 2

2014-12-07 Shared research questions 1. What is educational praxis ? 2. How, in different national contexts, is good professional practice (praxis) being understood and experienced by teachers? 3. How, in different national contexts, is good professional learning and professional development (praxis development) being understood and experienced by teachers? 4. How, in different national contexts, are the changing cultural, social, political and material conditions for praxis and praxis development affecting the educational practices of teachers? 5. What research approaches facilitate praxis and praxis development in different international contexts? www.gu.se Research areas • Leading and learning concerning connections between practices of educational leadership, professional development, teaching practice and students ’ academic learning and social practices; and the development of theories of practice to explain the connections between these practices, • Education for all concerning educational practices that include and exclude students with particular backgrounds or needs • Practicum & Praxis • Action research and practice theory concerning the development of action research approaches in education, including the theory and practice of action research in different settings • Bildung and education concerning the contrasts and connections between European traditions of Bildung and Anglo-American traditions in Education www.gu.se 3

2014-12-07 New Publications- new articles • Grootenboer, P., Edwards-Groves, C. & Rönnerman, K. (2014). Leading practice development: voices from the middle. Professional Development in Education (4) Download the article • Salo,P., Nylund, J. & Stjernstrøm (2014) On the practice architectures of instructional leadership. Educational Management Adminstration & Leadership. Download the article • Bristol, L., & Ponte, P. (2013). ‘Muddying the space’: social justice, action research and professional learning. Professional Development in Education , 39(4), 513-530. Download the article • Hemmings, B., Kemmis, S., & Reupert, A. (2013). Practice architectures of university inclusive education teaching in Australia. Professional Development in Education , 39(4), 470-487. Download the article www.gu.se New Publications- new articles cont. • Lange, T., & Meaney, T. (2013). Professional development facilitators: reflecting on our practice. Professional Development in Education , 39(4), 531-549. Download the article • Salo, P. J., & Rönnerman, K. (2013). Teachers’ professional development as enabling and constraining dialogue and meaning- making in Education for All. Professional Development in Education , 39(4), 596-605. Download the article • Smit, B. H. J. (2013). Young people as co-researchers: enabling student participation in educational practice. Professional Development in Education , 39(4), 550-573. Download the article • Van Kan, C., Ponte, P., & Verloop, N. (2013). Ways in which teachers express what they consider to be in their pupils’ best interest. Professional Development in Education , 39(4), 574-595. Download the article www.gu.se 4

2014-12-07 New Publications- new articles cont • Wilkinson, J., Forsman, L., & Langat, K. (2013). Multiplicity in the making: towards a praxis-oriented approach to professional development. Professional Development in Education , 39(4), 488-512. Download the article • Wilkinson, J,, Olin, A., Lund, T. & Stjernstrøm, E. (2013). Understanding leading as travelling practices . School Leadership & Management. Download the article www.gu.se New Publications - Books • Rönnerman, K. & Salo, P. (2014). Lost in practice. Transforming Nordic Educational Action Research. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. • Kemmis, S., Wilkinson, J., Edwards-Groves, C., Hardy, I., Grootenboer, P.& Bristol, L. (2014). Changing Practices, Changing Education. Singapore: Springer • Kemmis, S., McTaggart, R. & Nixon, R. (2014). The Action Research Planner. Doing Critical Participatory Action Research . Singapore: Springer www.gu.se 5

2014-12-07 Coming Publications • EARJ Special Issue – Action Research Networks – PEP network accepted • EARJ Special Issue – Action Research Networks – Nordic network accepted • EARJ special issue – Partnerhsips and Recognition (theme 2) accepted www.gu.se PEP Activities (Sweden) - Master program and courses in action research - Reading group on practice theory - Dialogue conference for 150 teachers - Research circles sharing own research - Partnerships with municipalities - Research funding - Lena Tyren PhD 2013 - Lill Langelotz PhD 2014 - Zahra Bayai PhD 2014 - VET-group www.gu.se 6

2014-12-07 PEP Activities (Sweden) cont. - New book “Lost in practice: Transforming Nordic Educational Action Research - Publications – various publications (lots and lots cross nationals) - EARJ Special Issue – Action Research Networks – Nordic network accepted www.gu.se PEP Activities (Finland) • Funding (15 000 euro) for a project Action research as means of developing a educational praxis in Svenskfinland With the aims of - Doing an comprehensive analysis of our action research/professional development projects • Using and developing dialogue conferences as a site for bridging teacher education with various development activities in schools • (bringing students within teachers education together with teachers) • Organising a course in action research for teachers and principals www.gu.se 7

2014-12-07 PEP Activities (Norway) • Research group: School development & leadership • National projects: School Development in lower secondary school • Teacher training ( 1-7, 5-10, 8-13): The students are doing action research projects during their practice periode www.gu.se PEP Activities (The Netherlands) • Publication of a practical book (in Dutch) on research with and by students, edited by Gijs Verbeek and Petra Ponte. I co-authored a chapter in the book. • Smit, B. H. J., & Verbeek, G. (2014). Een palet van mogelijkheden: Leerlingonderzoek in Australië [A range of possibilities: Student research in Australia]. In G. Verbeek & P. Ponte (Eds.), Participatie in het onderwijs: Onderzoek met en door leerlingen [Participation in education: Research with and by students] (pp. 133-158). Den Haag, the Netherlands: Boom Lemma Uitgevers. • Workshop on the ‘Student as co-researchers’project, at the Symposium ‘De Stem van de leerling’ [The voice of the student], November 20, 2014, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (led by Leon Plomp and other participants in the project: students, teacher, museum educator, facilitator). • www.gu.se • (PhD project by Leon Plomp) 8

2014-12-07 PEP Activities (Colombia) www.gu.se PEP Activities (Australia) Publications – various publications (lots and lots) • NSW (CSU PEP) – Kathleen Mahon PhD – PAT Chat – Promotional position Associate Professor Jane Wilkinson – Research seminars to School of Education – Reading Group Monthly – Research circles sharing own research – CSU PEP Group Meeting (bi-monthly) – Suzanne Francisco NCVER Grant – Hosting Ingrid Berglund – VET group www.gu.se 9

2014-12-07 PEP Activities (Australia, cont) • QLD (SE QLD, GU and UQ) – EPPTAR node – Action Research Symposium x 2 - Guest presenter Stephen Kemmis and Robin McTaggart – Ian Hardy ARC Future Fellowship – Contracts with sectors – Practice theory events with doctoral students – 2X semester readings and seminar – Invited symposium on Practice theory 2015 www.gu.se PEP 2014, Hong Kong • PEP meeting November 14-18 • Stephen Kemmis Address – Peter Grootenboer • UNESCO Address – Jane Wilkinson • Half day seminar at HKIEd, Nov 18th • APERA - conference November 19-21 www.gu.se 10

2014-12-07 Monday, November 17 Stephen Kemmis Address – Peter Grootenboer www.gu.se Tuesday, November 18 UNESCO Address – Jane Wilkinson Half day seminar at HKIEd • PEP network – CEG • Theme 1 • Theme 2 Other activities www.gu.se 11