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Hello Pip and everyone I agree with your stance here I am frequently shocked by people saying that Aboriginal people ³need help² - itıs challenging in the moment of discourse to know how to respond when confronted with this notion of paternalistic benevolence so presumptive of the utter vacuousness of Indigenous cultural depth and resilience. These moments of dissonance in the discourses in the mainstream are perhaps where decolonisation has real work to do in the souls of the coloniser... Susan On 30/07/10 7:14 AM, "Pip and Bruce" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all - a very interesting discussion! My husband and I have had a paper > accepted for ALARA entitled "Can the goldfish see the water? A consideration > of 'good intentions' in cross-cultural practice" in which we discuss just > these issues. It will eventually be available from the ALARA website I would > imagine. > > But meanwhile, you may be interested in a paper we cite in that discussion, by > an Australian called Damien Riggs. He critiques notions of benevolence as > being 'inherently hierarchical'. If interested, go to > http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/publications/philament/issue4_Critique_Riggs.htm > (Just copy into your search engine - it works, I just checked to make sure I > hadn't done a typo!) > > Warm regards > > Pip Bruce Ferguson > > On 30/07/2010 4:56 a.m., Alan Markowitz wrote: >> In servant leadership, we support the needs as they are identified by those >> we serve. It might be a good topic for you to research a bit. See >> greenleaf.org <http://greenleaf.org> . There is no intention of being a >> "benefactor" >> Dr. Alan Markowitz >> Director, Graduate Programs in Education >> (973) 290-4328 >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Barra Hallissey <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> For me good intentions are not enough - every scoundrel claims at one time >>> or other to be serving the needs of others as defined by the scoundrel >>> him/herself. >>> So who identifies what the 'needs of others' are? >>> >>> Do you trust others to identify their own needs? >>> >>> What if their needs don't square with what you consider they should be, what >>> you research priorities are, interests etc ... ? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> PS - I'm not inferring that anyone here is a scoundrel or anything like >>> that, so please don't take offence where none is intended. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:31:44 -0400 >>> From: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: A note from the 2009-10 e-seminar convenor >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> We heartily agree. Our action research allows us to serve the needs of >>> others whether they be students or educators. >>> >>> Alan >>> >>> >>> >>> Dr. Alan Markowitz >>> Director, Graduate Programs in Education >>> (973) 290-4328 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Margaret Riel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> We also teach service or servant leadership in our program at Pepperdine >>>> as well. We think that it is important for action researchers to see that >>>> they can be lead from any seat, but that leading doesn't mean taking >>>> charge. We think that the real mark of leadership is to bring forward the >>>> best effort in those that make up any community-- to develop expertise in >>>> the people who are engaged in the work. Often, offering to help is a way >>>> to get people engaged in inquiry. And inquiry is the path toward expertise. >>>> So spreading the mindset of an action researcher with others (inviting >>>> your co-workers to be co-researchers) is a great act of leadership. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Warmly, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Margaret Riel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 8:23 AM, Charlie Naylor <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, Alan, would be very glad to exchange information and will send you >>>>> some more about the BCTFıs work when I am back in the office currently I >>>>> am on holiday on an island with dial-up access only so it takes a while to >>>>> send any attachments/links etc. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> All the best, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Charlie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: Practitioner-Researcher >>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alan >>>>> Markowitz >>>>> Sent: July 26, 2010 6:30 PM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>>> Subject: Re: A note from the 2009-10 e-seminar convenor >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Charlie, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I am impressed with your work in teacher inquiry and teacher leadership. >>>>> All of our graduate programs involvee action research and view all >>>>> educational practitioners in a Servant Leadership model. We have over 200 >>>>> Action Research projects in our files and would be interested in a >>>>> collaboration, We are a small Catholic college in New Jersey.. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dr. Alan Markowitz >>>>> Director, Graduate Programs in Education >>>>> >>>>> The College of St. Elizabeth >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> (973) 290-4328 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Charlie Naylor <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, Jack. I am the Senior Researcher with the British Columbia >>>>> Teachers' Federation (BCTF) in Vancouver, Canada. The BCTF is the only >>>>> teacher union in the province of BC and represents over 40,000 teachers in >>>>> Kindergarten-Grade 12 public schools. >>>>> The BCTF has been involved in supporting teacher inquiry for some years, >>>>> and this next year we are hoping to have at least ten projects across the >>>>> province. Last year we had over 200 teachers participating in union-led >>>>> teacher inquiry. We have a team of 18 facilitators who meet with Inquiry >>>>> groups and these facilitators receive training in building and extending >>>>> facilitation of teacher inquiry. >>>>> I completed my PhD at the University of British Columbia in 2007 which >>>>> focused on teacher inquiry as professional development. Another research >>>>> interest is in teacher leadership where I have partnered with other >>>>> teacher union and academic researchers in a number of countries including >>>>> Australia, England, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and the USA. This >>>>> work explores the nature of teacher leadership in professional >>>>> development. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Charlie Naylor >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Practitioner-Researcher >>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jack >>>>> Whitehead >>>>> Sent: July 23, 2010 4:04 AM >>>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>>> Subject: Re: A note from the 2009-10 e-seminar convenor >>>>> >>>>> Welcome to Naretha Pretorium, Rachel Perry and Charlie Naylor who have >>>>> recently joined our e-seminar. >>>>> >>>>> Dear Naretha, Rachel and Charlie - do please post a some details of your >>>>> context and research interests. >>>>> >>>>> Leo Chivers joined the e-seminar some time ago and here are some details >>>>> of Leo's interests: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Leo is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years and Professional Development in >>>>> the School of Education at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. Leo >>>>> writes: >>>>> >>>>> "I have previously worked as a leader and manager in Childrenıs Centres, >>>>> Sure Start, health services and disability fields. This in turn led me to >>>>> be involved in the delivery of programmes about the Leadership of >>>>> Integrated practice (e.g. the NPQICL National Professional Qualification >>>>> in Integrated Centre leadership). Much of my work has been about the >>>>> leadership of reflective practice in inter-professional learning >>>>> communities. >>>>> >>>>> I am in my second year of an Ed.D. and my research is about contrasting >>>>> the lived experience of inter-professional interactions with the outcomes >>>>> driven policy framework for childrenıs services in the UK. I am using >>>>> phenomenology as a way to explore this and to discover what types of >>>>> learning helps develop awareness of these interactions. >>>>> >>>>> I definitely feel I am operating at a "beginner's stage" but have indeed >>>>> been fascinated by some of the contributions made in this community and am >>>>> sorry that I have lurked on the periphery for so long ." >>>>> >>>>> Love Jack. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>