Key ideas
Over the course of my career, I have been working with other colleagues on a multitude of shifting subjects. The following "key ideas" have arisen during this work, and have proved instructive when considering curriculum studies, professional knowledge, and narrative theory.
Curriculum Form
A range of studies has illustrated how deep structures of social differentiation are built into the form of...
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The dominant educational change theory of the moment tends to work with two interlinked lacunae. Firstly questions of time...
> Read moreNarrative Capital
Narrative capital is a concept which seeks to complement Pierre Bourdieu’s early characterisation of symbolic capital,...
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In the research studies conducted in the past decade patternings of narrative character have emerged. Far from there being a...
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Narrative Learning highlights the role of narrative and narration in an individual learning and an understanding of...
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One aspect of the narrative form which has been relatively overlooked to date is that of the pedagogic encounter. As we...
> Read moreRe-selfing
In our study of lifelong learning the Learning Lives project a pattern of re-selfing could be discerned among certain...
> Read moreRefraction
Refraction is a concept which allows us to explore the mediations and negotiations which emerge when ‘world...
> Read moreThe Crisis of Positionality
The crisis of positionality for those committed to egalitarian public service arises from the repositionings that are...
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