Abstract
On Friday 29th August Victoria Perselli gave an invited plenary and
workshop at the 'Into the Light: Practitioner Inquiry' conference at the
School of Education, Moray House, University of Edinburgh. The aim of the
conference was to raise awareness, raise the profile and consider the
impact of practitioner inquiry. Perselli's presentation reflected on key
issues in the process of demonstrating and evaluating the impact of
practitioner research in the context of the Research Excellence Framework
and beyond. Conference participants included teachers, policy makers and
academics from a broad spectrum of education sectors in Scotland. The
keynote speakers were Marilyn Cochran-Smith (Boston College, USA), Pat
Thomson (Editor, Educational Action Research) and Tom Hamilton (Director
of Education and Professional Learning, General Teaching Council for
Scotland).
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 29 Aug 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Into the Light: Practitioner Enquiry - Edinburgh, U.K. Duration: 29 Aug 2014 → 29 Aug 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | Into the Light: Practitioner Enquiry |
|---|---|
| Period | 29/08/14 → 29/08/14 |
Bibliographical note
Impact: Perselli considered the politics of being in/out of the REF and what might be learned from this experience, emphasising as key points in her presentation:- the coordinating capability of the university and its ethos (e.g. 'astute and highly organised')
- accurate interpretation of the rules of engagement ('strategic and knowing') but also
- the transparency of the assessment criteria ('do the goalposts move over time?') and
- the qualities of 'sophistication and plurality' of the examining body ('a broad church approach', e.g. regarding practitioner research methodologies).
Organising Body: University of Edinburgh Moray House School of Education
Keywords
- Education
- Impact
- Research Excellence Framework (REF)
- self-study
- social justice