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Empowering Teacher Professionalism
Collegiality and Practical Wisdom in Education
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This book explores the transformative potential of âcollegial practical wisdomâ (phronÄsis) as a foundation stone for teacher professionalism. Reconceptualising Aristotleâs practical wisdom as a values-led interweaving of research, professional knowledge and theory, Julia Flutter takes us on a voyage of exploration to map a future course for change.
This study uses an innovative, New Materialist methodology to produce a conceptual mapping of collegial practical wisdom for teacher professionalism and is presented as three âchartsâ. The first is an autoethnographic study of the authorâs 30 year research career, working alongside teachers, students and policy makers. The second chart delves into the literature to explore theory, research, policy and practice relating to practical wisdom and teacher professionalism. The third chart looks at published narratives by teachers and researchers working collaboratively in ways that demonstrate collegial practical wisdom in action. These charts are brought together as a cartographic research assemblage to trace the complex, entangled threads identified across the journey. The conclusion proposes recommendations for creating a power-grid of collegial practical wisdom to generate an empowered teaching profession.
This study uses an innovative, New Materialist methodology to produce a conceptual mapping of collegial practical wisdom for teacher professionalism and is presented as three âchartsâ. The first is an autoethnographic study of the authorâs 30 year research career, working alongside teachers, students and policy makers. The second chart delves into the literature to explore theory, research, policy and practice relating to practical wisdom and teacher professionalism. The third chart looks at published narratives by teachers and researchers working collaboratively in ways that demonstrate collegial practical wisdom in action. These charts are brought together as a cartographic research assemblage to trace the complex, entangled threads identified across the journey. The conclusion proposes recommendations for creating a power-grid of collegial practical wisdom to generate an empowered teaching profession.
Julia Flutter, EdD (2024), University of Cambridge, UK, has an extensive career in academic research focused on student voice and teacher professionalism. She is a former Associate Director of the Cambridge Primary Review Trust and her work has been at the intersection of research, practice and policy in education for over three decades.
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Embarcation
â1 What Is âPractical Wisdomâ and Why Is It Important to Have an Empowered Teacher Profession?
â2 Images and Metaphors for Understanding and Navigation
â3 The Cartographic Research Assemblage: Exploring Unfolding Landscapes
â4 Why Mapping?
â5 The Bookâs Structure
â6 How the Study Was Carried Out
â7 Aims and Objectives
â8 Mapping as Methodology
â9 Chart 1 â Mapping Practical Wisdom through Research in Schools and Classrooms
â10 Chart 2 â Mapping Practical Wisdom and Teacher Professionalism in the Literature
â11 Chart 3 â Mapping Practical Wisdom and Teacher Professionalism in Schools and Classrooms
â12 Analysing the Charts
1 Mapping Practical Wisdom through Research in Schools and Classrooms
â1 Covid-19
â2 Medical Professionalism
â3 Towards Collegial Practical Wisdom: A Critical Authoethnographic Journey
â4 Waypoint 1 â First Voices: Researching Childrenâs Perspectives
â5 Waypoint 2 â Hearing Studentsâ Voice
â6 Waypoint 3 â Teachersâ Voices: Researching in Partnership
â7 Waypoint 4 â Broader Ripples
â8 Waypoint 5 â Voices Movement: Striving for Transformative Change
â9 Waypoint 6 â Making a Splash: Generating Research Impact
â10 Waypoint 7 â Entering the Policy Landscape
â11 Waypoint 8 â Practical Wisdom: Bridging Research and Practice?
2 Mapping Practical Wisdom and Teacher Professionalism in the Literature
â1 Conceptualising Practical Wisdom
â2 Waypoint 9 â Aristotleâs Voice
â3 Waypoint 10 â Individual and Collective Reconceptualisations
â4 Waypoint 11 â Practical Wisdom in the Professions
â5 Conceptualising Teacher Professionalism
â6 Waypoint 12 â Praxis: Affordances and Constraints
â7 Waypoint 13 â Teachers as Highly Competent Professionals
â8 Waypoint 14 â Professionalism and Public Trust
â9 Waypoint 15 â Widening the Circles for Professional Learning
â10 Waypoint 16 â The Chartered College of Teaching
â11 Journeying Together
â12 Waypoint 17 â A Meeting of Minds
3 Mapping Collegial Practical Wisdom for Teacher Professionalism: Co-Creating Innovative Praxis
â1 Unlocking Research Series
â2 The Fellow Travellersâ Tales
â3 Waypoint 18 â PhronÄtic Reasoning in Praxis
â4 Waypoint 19 â Releasing the Imagination
â5 Waypoint 20 â Twin Threads: Leading Collective Impact
â6 Waypoint 21 â Binding Threads Together
4 The Cartographic Research Assemblage
â1 Practical Wisdom
â2 Teacher Professionalism
â3 Implications and Recommendations
5 The Cartographerâs Research Logbook
â1 Entry 1: Boarding Parrhesia
â2 Entry 2: Into the Unknown
â3 Entry 3: Naming Stars
â4 Entry 4: Beached
â5 Entry 5: Taking the Long View
â6 Entry 6: Here Be Dragons â¦
â7 Last Entry: Harbour Lights
References
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Embarcation
â1 What Is âPractical Wisdomâ and Why Is It Important to Have an Empowered Teacher Profession?
â2 Images and Metaphors for Understanding and Navigation
â3 The Cartographic Research Assemblage: Exploring Unfolding Landscapes
â4 Why Mapping?
â5 The Bookâs Structure
â6 How the Study Was Carried Out
â7 Aims and Objectives
â8 Mapping as Methodology
â9 Chart 1 â Mapping Practical Wisdom through Research in Schools and Classrooms
â10 Chart 2 â Mapping Practical Wisdom and Teacher Professionalism in the Literature
â11 Chart 3 â Mapping Practical Wisdom and Teacher Professionalism in Schools and Classrooms
â12 Analysing the Charts
1 Mapping Practical Wisdom through Research in Schools and Classrooms
â1 Covid-19
â2 Medical Professionalism
â3 Towards Collegial Practical Wisdom: A Critical Authoethnographic Journey
â4 Waypoint 1 â First Voices: Researching Childrenâs Perspectives
â5 Waypoint 2 â Hearing Studentsâ Voice
â6 Waypoint 3 â Teachersâ Voices: Researching in Partnership
â7 Waypoint 4 â Broader Ripples
â8 Waypoint 5 â Voices Movement: Striving for Transformative Change
â9 Waypoint 6 â Making a Splash: Generating Research Impact
â10 Waypoint 7 â Entering the Policy Landscape
â11 Waypoint 8 â Practical Wisdom: Bridging Research and Practice?
2 Mapping Practical Wisdom and Teacher Professionalism in the Literature
â1 Conceptualising Practical Wisdom
â2 Waypoint 9 â Aristotleâs Voice
â3 Waypoint 10 â Individual and Collective Reconceptualisations
â4 Waypoint 11 â Practical Wisdom in the Professions
â5 Conceptualising Teacher Professionalism
â6 Waypoint 12 â Praxis: Affordances and Constraints
â7 Waypoint 13 â Teachers as Highly Competent Professionals
â8 Waypoint 14 â Professionalism and Public Trust
â9 Waypoint 15 â Widening the Circles for Professional Learning
â10 Waypoint 16 â The Chartered College of Teaching
â11 Journeying Together
â12 Waypoint 17 â A Meeting of Minds
3 Mapping Collegial Practical Wisdom for Teacher Professionalism: Co-Creating Innovative Praxis
â1 Unlocking Research Series
â2 The Fellow Travellersâ Tales
â3 Waypoint 18 â PhronÄtic Reasoning in Praxis
â4 Waypoint 19 â Releasing the Imagination
â5 Waypoint 20 â Twin Threads: Leading Collective Impact
â6 Waypoint 21 â Binding Threads Together
4 The Cartographic Research Assemblage
â1 Practical Wisdom
â2 Teacher Professionalism
â3 Implications and Recommendations
5 The Cartographerâs Research Logbook
â1 Entry 1: Boarding Parrhesia
â2 Entry 2: Into the Unknown
â3 Entry 3: Naming Stars
â4 Entry 4: Beached
â5 Entry 5: Taking the Long View
â6 Entry 6: Here Be Dragons â¦
â7 Last Entry: Harbour Lights
References
Index
Institutions: University education faculties, teacher training institutes, libraries, social sciences departments, schools, research institutions. Audiences: teachers, education leadership, policymakers, postgraduate students, education researchers, philosophers. Main subject areas: education, social sciences, philosophy, research methods.