Developing the practice of scholarship: The case of insider action research
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Insider action research, Interiority, Practice of scholarship, Social science, Theorising
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In this address I will recount and explore the development of my framework of insider action research as an exercise in developing a theoretical framework.[1] Beginning from a practical dilemma in a seminar room and subsequent shared inquiry to the publication of a framework in five editions of a successful book, numerous articles and book chapters which have formed the basis of multiple doctoral and masters dissertations, I will ground my story in the process of interiority. I will use the address as an invitation for the conference participants to engage in the same process for themselves.
[1] This article is a development of a keynote address to the International Conference on Action Research (ICAR 2022), delivered online on 5th September 2022.
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