Hey - thanks So much - and would be delighted to work with Sarah on
something and particularly about such a question.
S
On 9/11/06 4:16 AM, "Brian wakeman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Susan,
>
> I have huge admiration for your posting.....
>
>
> Thank you for all that creative energy!
>
>
> I hope we can find a way of passing on some parts of
> the conversations to a wider audience?
>
> Perhaps you and Sarah could put together an article
> for BERA's "Research Intelligence"? Sarah's
> questions and your responses perhaps?
>
> Kind regards
>
>
>
> Brian
> --- Susan Goff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Sarah and everyone
>> Done my homework! Phew - this is a hot learning
>> clinic!
>> I attach my responses which I suggest are more
>> detailed than you expected
>> and therefore potentially tiresome.
>> Cheers
>> Susie
>>
>>
>> On 8/11/06 4:13 AM, "Sarah Fletcher"
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Mohsen (and Everyone) -
>>>
>>> What I particularly enjoy about interacting with
>> you is how you continue to
>>> offer opportunities to
>>> learn. Your response on definitions intrigues me
>> - I studied The Teaching of
>>> Modern Languages
>>> through Language and Literature at the Institute
>> of Education for my MA but I
>>> have no grounding
>>> in linguistics. I welcome your insights and and a
>> chance to share your
>>> knowledge. The response
>>> you have given regarding 'creativity' is timely as
>> I've the joy of being with
>>> practitioner researchers
>>> (a schoolteacher and several students) who are
>> investigating the role of
>>> creativity in their school.
>>>
>>> Could I ask you, Susie and others on this list to
>> focus on the Standards of
>>> Judgement that I have
>>> expressed as a basis for reviewing your writing?
>> Do you think they were
>>> suitable for your work?
>>> Which (if any) seem to be most appropriate for
>> making judgements about
>>> practitioner research?
>>> Would it also be possible to hear from some of
>> this list's members who have
>>> not posted before?
>>>
>>> Pete, could I ask you to observe and analyse
>> interactions for evidence of any
>>> concensus forming?
>>>
>>> These are the Standards of Judgement I cited in
>> reviewing Mohsen's
>>> (excellent!) publication:
>>>
>>> What have I learnt that can enable me to
>>>
>>> * deepen my understandings and knowledge
>>> * enhance how I live my values in my personal and
>> professional life?
>>> * enable me to develop my aptitudes and extend my
>> skills?
>>>
>>> * Is this paper written in a way that enables me
>> to understand what the author
>>> is trying to say?
>>> * Is the research appplicable in the
>> socio-economic and cultural climate in
>>> which I live and work?
>>>
>>> * Can this scholarly work bring about Good? a
>>> * What changes might need to made for the process
>> and/or outcomes of this
>>> scholarly work
>>> to be enacted for 'Good'?
>>> * How can I use what I read to assist me to
>> nurture my own and others'
>>> interconnectivity for Good?
>>>
>>> * What is the quality of this research? Is it
>> rigorous? Has it been
>>> validated? Can it be validated?
>>> * How has data been synthesised to create evidence
>> that backs up claims to
>>> know?
>>>
>>> * How do I feel about this work?
>>> * Might it earn a place in my forming a positive
>> and possible self?
>>>
>>> * Is there critical engagement with appropriate
>> literature?
>>> * Has the writer reflected on his/her own practice
>> through on-going and
>>> systematic enquiry?
>>> * Is there evidence of originality of mind and
>> critical judgement?
>>>
>>> Looking forward to learning more,
>>>
>>> Sarah
>>
>>
>
>
> Brian E. Wakeman
> Education adviser
> Dunstable
> Beds
>
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