Should political science educators use debate for teaching their undergraduate students? This article argues for incorporation of academic debate into curriculum of undergraduate courses. It demonstrates the process of arriving at a decision favorable of debate through exploration and analysis of competitive reasons, arguments, and evidence for…

Reviews research on teaching and makes an appeal for involving classroom teachers as field workers and partners in applied pedagogical research. Covers difficulties involved with such an approach, the need for replication, teacher training and the problem of generalization. (JDH)

Makes a case for using postmodern concepts in the reflection stage of action research. Offers ways for a dialog between action research and postmodernism: common critique of knowledge and power, the notion of discontinuity, narrative as a form of discourse, and Foucault's analysis of power. (SK)

The article argues that we make best use of learning technologies if we begin with an understanding of educational problems, and use this analysis to target the solutions we should be demanding from technology. The focus is to address the issue from the perspective of teachers and lecturers (the "teaching community"), and to consider how…

Critiques the articles in this issue, discussing various methods of action research; intended and unintended outcomes; and the meanings of participation, collaboration, and involvement. (SK)

Addresses the issue of intention in action research, suggesting that researchers ask who will be the first-level beneficiaries and what will be the first level of change. Discusses ethical questions regarding consent and justification of research steps. (SK)

Suggests the model and techniques of action research can easily be integrated into the technical education curriculum. Notes the educator can teach the process as a separate unit within the program or in combination with a specific subject. (JOW)

Describes the activities of Orlando Fals-Borda and Maria Cristina Salazar in promoting participatory action research and political activism in Colombia. (SK)

This article problematises representations of professional practice. It investigates assumptions behind received accounts of professional practice, including professional standards that purportedly capture what accomplished English teachers "should know and be able to do", "scientific" studies that construct accounts of classrooms from the…

This paper argues that using the notion of ambivalence in understanding ethnic hatred can be helpful to educators who struggle to address the pedagogical implications of students' feelings of hatred. It is suggested that, although hate feelings are difficult to change, unraveling the ambivalence in the affective politics of hatred creates…

This article considers the role of university researchers in a project aimed at developing inclusive practices in schools through collaborative action research. It tells the story of how these researchers became part of the action in one school--Beechbank Primary--through visits, the collection and reporting of data, and through the development of…

Suggests that the insights of educational action research, especially in connection with the reflexive nature of knowledge, must be taken seriously by educational philosophers and that it will not be, until they take seriously the fact that philosophy of education can become genuinely synoptic. (Author)

As National Vocational Qualifications are advocated for professional development, reflective practice takes on an increasingly narrow and technical focus. The focus and purposes of reflection must be made more explicit and the range and scope of reflection much wider if emancipatory discourse is to thrive. (SK)

Action research involves responding to practice problems through problem posing and solving. Its core processes are planning, acting, reflecting, and observing. Data collection methods include anecdotes, field notes, document analysis, logs, journals, portfolios, questionnaires, interviews, audio/video recordings, and tests of learner performance.…

Home economics and action research are both concerned with human communities and actions. Home economics can be understood as a field of practice that can be enriched by engaging in approaches of action research. (JOW)