Abstract / Description of output
‘Every individual thing you see around you is really just a huge knot – a point where thousands and millions of relationships come together’ (Wilson, 2007, p.76).
Relationality and relationships are noted as being significant to the challenges faced in our world, including social inequality, global catastrophes, and so on (Braidotti, 2019; Haraway, 2016; Marshall, 2016; Tsing, 2015). All forms of action research, including self-study, can support relational ways of being/becoming, doing, knowing, and thinking in these uncertain and precarious times to foster meaningful partnerships and communities.
In my presentation I will discuss the significance of relationality within action research, focusing specifically upon my doctoral research. My PhD is a self-study first-person inquiry reflecting upon my practice as a teacher educator working in Initial Teacher Education alongside my research practices, and the ways in which these are entangled with my relationship with the outdoors.
In my presentation, I will share how my self-study is underpinned by various threads of relationality which entangle to form my ethico~onto~episto~methodo~logical Celtic Knot. These include my common worlds theoretical and conceptual framework informed by posthuman, indigenous, and feminist materialist thinking. I will also share my approaches for attending to and noticing different bodies and materialities of my common world, involving my use of creative and playful methods, including practices of storytelling and different forms of writing.
Different forms of action research can support and complement one another (Glenn et al., 2023). First person inquiries, as my self-study, can be a foundation for other forms of research. For example, methods of self-study can also be used in similar enquiries including action research and PAR. It is intended that sharing of my approaches for my self-study inquiry will be make a valuable contribution to those who involved in first person inquiries and other forms of action research.
Relationality and relationships are noted as being significant to the challenges faced in our world, including social inequality, global catastrophes, and so on (Braidotti, 2019; Haraway, 2016; Marshall, 2016; Tsing, 2015). All forms of action research, including self-study, can support relational ways of being/becoming, doing, knowing, and thinking in these uncertain and precarious times to foster meaningful partnerships and communities.
In my presentation I will discuss the significance of relationality within action research, focusing specifically upon my doctoral research. My PhD is a self-study first-person inquiry reflecting upon my practice as a teacher educator working in Initial Teacher Education alongside my research practices, and the ways in which these are entangled with my relationship with the outdoors.
In my presentation, I will share how my self-study is underpinned by various threads of relationality which entangle to form my ethico~onto~episto~methodo~logical Celtic Knot. These include my common worlds theoretical and conceptual framework informed by posthuman, indigenous, and feminist materialist thinking. I will also share my approaches for attending to and noticing different bodies and materialities of my common world, involving my use of creative and playful methods, including practices of storytelling and different forms of writing.
Different forms of action research can support and complement one another (Glenn et al., 2023). First person inquiries, as my self-study, can be a foundation for other forms of research. For example, methods of self-study can also be used in similar enquiries including action research and PAR. It is intended that sharing of my approaches for my self-study inquiry will be make a valuable contribution to those who involved in first person inquiries and other forms of action research.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 25 Oct 2024 |
| Event | CARN 2024: Action research for Citizen Health, Education and Social Sustainability - Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden Duration: 24 Oct 2024 → 26 Oct 2024 |
Conference
| Conference | CARN 2024: Action research for Citizen Health, Education and Social Sustainability |
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| Country/Territory | Sweden |
| City | Malmö |
| Period | 24/10/24 → 26/10/24 |