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Category: critical thinking

New Book: Introduction to Critical Reflection and Action for Teacher Researchers

We are delighted to announce the safe arrival of our new book Introduction to Critical Reflection and Action for...
action research, critical pedagogy, critical thinking, living contradiction, reflective practice

Invitation to Network of Educational Action Research Ireland meeting (NEARI) 23 April, NUIG, Galway

Would you like to join us for the next meeting of the Network for Educational Action Research in Ireland...
action research, community of enquiry, critical thinking

NEARImeet (Network for Educational Action Research in Ireland) in St. Patrick’s College, Thurles on 12 Sept 2015

The third NEARImeet (Network for Educational Action Research in Ireland) took place in  St. Patrick’s College, Thurles on 12...
action research, community of enquiry, critical pedagogy, critical thinking, philosophy of education, professional conversation, research, the purpose of education, values

Hegemony in the library

Recently I have been reflecting on Schön’s ideas around ‘reflection-on-practice’ (1983) and trying to come to grips with what...
critical thinking, teacher CPD, the purpose of education

Second meeting of the Network of Educational Action Research in Ireland (NEARI)

The second meeting of the Network of Educational Action Research in Ireland will take place in NCI, Dublin on...
action research, community of enquiry, critical thinking, living theory, self study, the purpose of education

Establishing a new network

Yesterday, the inaugural meeting of the Network for Educational Action Research in Ireland took place in a flurry of...
action research, community of enquiry, critical thinking, living theory, professional conversation, reflective practice, the purpose of education

Education Symposium and Book Launch in St. Patrick’s College, Thurles

Watch the education students in St Patrick’s College, Thurles speak with passion on Irish TV about how they use...
action research, community of enquiry, critical pedagogy, critical thinking, philosophy of education, professional conversation, reflective practice, research, the purpose of education, values

Action research: an intervention or a potentially transformative process ?

A teaching colleague recently told me how he had undertaken a highly successful action research project with his maths...
action research, concerns, critical pedagogy, critical thinking, living theory, reflective practice, research, self study, values

Exciting new publication

(Image from http://www.amazon.co.uk/Developing-Childrens-Critical-Thinking-Picturebooks/dp/0415727723/)   Mary Roche’s new book Developing Children’s Critical Thinking through Picturebooks: A guide for primary and...
critical pedagogy, critical thinking, professional conversation, reflective practice, teacher CPD

Catching the moon in 2014

I’ve been thinking about the amazing capacity children have to ask questions…and comparing it to the fairly weak ability...
action research, critical thinking, reflective practice, the purpose of education
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