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O’Siochru, C, Norton, L, Pilkington, R, Parr, E, Anderson, B and Maslen, J (2020) Action learning: how can it contribute to a collaborative process of pedagogical action research? Educational Action Research, 29 (2). pp. 191-205. ISSN 0965-0792
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Abstract
This paper explores the processes and outcomes of an action research project, which utilised action learning sets to explore the experiences of a community of academics, who promote pedagogical enhancement in a UK university. Five academics acted as participant action researchers in a longitudinal study exploring the issues they face within their community of practice. Action learning sets were used as the forum through which the participants could discuss the issues they face. The result is an interwoven fabric of action learning and action research, with participants utilizing their reflections on the action research process itself as a catalyst to achieve greater insight into the issues they sought to address through their action learning. This paper explores the themes that emerged from these reflections: choosing between seeking ‘solutions’ versus promoting discussion in the action learning sets, the complementarity of action research and action learning, the challenges of a collective mode of inquiry. Ultimately, we offer up the process of incorporating action learning sets within an action research project as a participatory approach that can engage colleagues in different roles to reflect on pedagogical practice. Our findings demonstrate both the potential benefits and challenges inherent in combining action learning and action research.
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| Additional Information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Educational Action Research. O’Siochru, C., Norton, L., Pilkington, R., Parr, E., Anderson, B., & Maslen, J. (2020). Action learning: how can it contribute to a collaborative process of pedagogical action research? Educational Action Research, 29(2), 191–205. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2020.1850495. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (Deed - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International - Creative Commons ), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Generic health relevance; 13 Education; Education |
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
| Divisions: | Education |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2025 10:30 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2025 10:30 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/09650792.2020.1850495 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25484 |
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