Nurturing praxis : : action research in partnerships between school and university in a Nordic light / / edited by Karin Ronnerman, Eli Moksnes Furu, Petri Salo.

• Superior document: Pedagogy, education and praxis ; Volume 3
• TeilnehmendeR: Ronnerman, Karin,; Furu, Eli Moksnes,; Salo, Petri,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2008]; 2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Pedagogy, education and praxis ; Volume 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 288 p. )
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nurturing Praxis offers a distinctive view of collaborative and action research in educational settings in four Nordic countries; Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. Educational action research in Nordic countries is interpreted as being informed by the traditions of Bildung and (folk) enlightenment and thereby emphasizing the importance of collaboration, discussion and dialogue in knowledge creation. It explores the professional development of teachers, especially through school-university partnerships in which university researchers collaborate with teachers in a variety of educational settings in order to bring about change in and better understanding of practice. It presents case studies of professional development in the context educational reform and change, originating from both inside and outside schools, and tackled with or enhanced by collaborative and action research. By analysing the cases in the light of the Nordic traditions of Bildung and (folk) enlightenment, the authors have been able to identify a number of key features of professional development enhanced by collaborative and action research. These features are drawn together in the last chapter, in a comprehensive framework for Nurturing Praxis.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Karin Rönnerman , Eli Moksnes Furu and Petri Salo -- Nurturing Praxis / Eli Moksnes Furu , Karin Rönnerman and Petri Salo -- Educational Policies and Reforms / Petri Salo , Eli Moksnes Furu and Karin Rönnerman -- Action Research in the Nordic Countries / Karin Rönnerman , Petri Salo and Eli Moksnes Furu -- Action Research and the Paradox of School Reform / Petri Salo and Peter Johnson -- Understanding School Change: When Reform Meets Tradition / Anette Olin -- Action Research and the Empowerment of Teachers in Icelandic Schools / Penelope Lisi and Sigurlina Davidsdottir -- Municipality School Evaluation / Monica Nyvaller -- Deliberative Communication between University and Schools through Action Research / Elisabeth Hesslefors Arktoft -- Learning Action Learning – A Strategy for Individual and Collective Change? / Tor Vidar Eilertsen and Rachel Jakhelln -- Teachers Regaining Their Power / Eli Moksnes Furu -- Empowering Teachers / Karin Rönnerman -- Action Research through Dialogue Conferences / Torbjørn Lund -- Collaboration for Enabling Praxis in Special Needs Education / Ann Ahlberg -- Opportunities to Develop Professionally / Niklas Gustafson -- Focus on the Cultural Dimension in the Education of English as a Foreign Language / Liselott Forsman -- Reflections on ‘Nurturing Praxis’ / Ian Hardy , Stephen Kemmis , Jan Ax , Petra Ponte , Jon Ohlsson and Matts Mattsson -- Conclusions and Challenges / Karin Rönnerman , Petri Salo and Eli Moksnes Furu -- Contributors / Karin Rönnerman , Eli Moksnes Furu and Petri Salo -- Index / Karin Rönnerman , Eli Moksnes Furu and Petri Salo.