Jack Whitehead's Writings

Update of 26 September 2011

My most ambitious publications to date are the following multimedia publications of October 2008 in the e-Journal the Educational Journal of Living Theories (EJOLTS) on Using a living theory methodology in improving practice and generating educational knowledge in living theories

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and of October 2004 in the e-Journal Action Research Expeditions on DO ACTION RESEARCHERS' EXPEDITIONS CARRY HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY? HOW DO WE KNOW? An enquiry into reconstructing educational theory and educating social formations.

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I have also included near the bottom of the list of publications below the booklet on Improving Learning for 11-14 Year Olds in Mixed Ability Science Groups from the Schools Council's local curriculum development programme of 1976. This booklet marks a transformation in my learning about the importance of action/reflection cycles in descriptions and explanations of teachers' professional self-development in educational enquiries of the kind, 'How do I improve what I am doing?', in the context of seeking to help pupils to improve their learning. The file is some 5 MB and takes around 1 minute to download using broadband.

I have also included in the list of publications the contents of my 1993 book on The Growth Of Educational Knowledge: Creating Your Own Living Educational Theories.



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html Whitehead, J. (2012) Educational Research for Social Change with Living Educational Theories, Educational Research for Social Change, 1(1); 5-21
Whitehead, J. (2012) Living educational theories for action research in a turbulent world, in Zuber-Skerritt, O., (Ed.), Action research for sustainable development in a turbulent world (pp.69-86). Bingley, UK: Emerald.
pdf Delong, J. & Whitehead, J. (2012) The educational significance of a teaching model for the creation of a culture of inquiry. Presented on the 17th April at the 2012 AERA Conference in Vancouver
pdf Whitehead, J. (2012) To Know Is Not Enough, Or Is it? Paper presented on the 14th April at the 2012 AERA Conference in Vancouver in the Symposium, To Know Is Not Enough: Action Research As The Core of Educational Research
pdf Theories produced by practitioner researchers: Contribution to improvement both locally and globally. A keynote presentation on the 16th November 2011 to a workshop at Solstrand, Norway with the theme of 'Research on Teacher Education: Past present, future', in the context of developing an agenda for Norwegian research on teacher education.
pdf Developing a relationally dynamic epistemology for educational knowledge - Jack Whitehead's presentation to the British Educational Research Association, 7th September 2011
mp4 Creativity: Enhancing our Vision of the Future with Multimedia Representations of Learning. Video of Jack Whitehead's keynote to the 2011 DIVERSE conference at Dublin City University, Ireland.
pdf Jack Whitehead's review of Huber, J. & Mompoint-Gaillard, P. (Ed.) (2011) Teacher education for change: The theory behind the Council of Europe Pestalozzi Programme. Strasbourg; Council of Europe.
pdf Notes for Jack Whitehead's Mandela Day Lecture on the 18th July 2011 in Durban, South Africa, with a 63 minute video of the presentation.
pdf Notes for Jack Whitehead's Presentation on multi-media narratives for research into the influences of educational leadership and professional learning, at Bath Spa University on the 7th June 2011
pdf Notes for Jack Whitehead's Presentation to the 'Value and Virtue in Practice-based Research' Conference at York St. John University, 1-2 June, 2011
pdf Relational dynamic framing for four of Jack Whitehead's presentations at the American Educational Research Association Conference in New Orleans 8-12 April 2011
pdf Notes for Jack Whitehead's keynote to the 2011 Workshop on Alternative Research Paradigms at Covenant University, Nigeria, 14th February 2011
pdf Accounting for Ourselves in our Living Educational Theories. Jack Whitehead's Foundation Hour Presentation at Liverpool Hope University on the 12th January 2011.
pdf Notes for Jack Whitehead's keynote to the 125 Anniversary Conference at Edge Hill University on the 20th October 2010, on The Teacher as Researcher and the Researcher as Teacher
pdf Whitehead, J. (2010) Creating An Educational Epistemology In The Multi-Media Narratives Of Living Educational Theories And Living Theory Methodologies. Action Researcher in Education 1(1); 89-109.
pdf Whitehead, J. (2010) Improving Practice And Knowledge Through Time And Space With Complex Ecologies And Action Research. A paper presented at the 2010 Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association in Denver, USA with the theme of Understanding Complex Ecologies In A Changing World. Saturday 1st May, Colorado Convention Center.
pdf Whitehead, J. (2010). As an Educator and Educational Researcher, How Do I Improve What I Am Doing and Contribute to Educational Theories That Carry Hope for the Future of Humanity? Inquiry in Education: Vol. 1: Iss. 2, Article 2.
htm Multi-media notes for MA session on Tuesday 9th June 09, 5.15-7.00, Department of Education, University of Bath
pdf Whitehead, J. (2009) Self-study, Living Educational Theories, and the Generation of Educational Knowledge. Studying Teacher Education, 5(2); 107-11.
htm Jack's introduction to the S-STEP session on Monday 13th April 2009, in San Diego.
htm How Do We Enhance Our Educational Influences In Learning Through The Expression And Development Of Our Talents In The Production Of Gifts. A paper produced on the 6th December 2008 following a meeting of leaders of gifts, talents and education in the Guildhall Bath on the 18th November 2008.
pdf An Epistemological Transformation in what counts as Educational Knowledge: Responses to Laidlaw and Adler-Collins in Research Intelligence No. 105, November 2008.
pdf Using a living theory methodology in improving practice and generating educational knowledge in living theories. EJOLTS, 1(1); 103-126
pdf Teacher CPD; an opportunity for teachers to develop their talents and create, value and offer their educational gifts? Paper presented on 4th September 2008 at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Heriot-Watt University.
pdf Increasing inclusion in educational research: A response to Pip Bruce Ferguson in Research Intelligence No. 103, June 2008.
pdf Collaborative Living Educational Theory Action Research in China. Keynote presented at a conference of China's Experimental Centre for Educational Action Research in Foreign Languages Teaching, Ningxia Teachers University, China, June 2008.
pdf Using A Living Theory Methodology In Improving Practice And Generating Knowledge. A Presentation at Zhejiang University, China on 13 June 2008
pdf A Living Theory Methodology. May 2008.
pdf Combining Voices In Living Educational Theories That Are Freely Given In Teacher Research. Keynote presentation for the International Conference of Teacher Research on Combining Voices in Teacher Research, New York, 28 March 2008.Including a video of the keynote
htm Combining Voices In Living Educational Theories That Are Freely Given In Teacher Research. Keynote presentation for the International Conference of Teacher Research on Combining Voices in Teacher Research, New York, 28 March 2008.
htm How are living educational theories being produced and legitimated in the boundaries of cultures in resistance? Presentation for the Cultures in Resistance Conference. The 7th Conference of the Discourse, Power, Resistance Series, 18-20 March 2008 Manchester Metropolitan University.
htm Generating Educational Theories That Can Explain Educational Influences In Learning: living logics, units of appraisal, standards of judgment. A presentation in the Symposium on Generating Educational Theories That Can Explain Educational Influences In Learning, at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Institute of Education, University of London, 5-8 September 2007.
pdf Educational Influences in Learning with Visual Narratives. A multi-media presentation by Margaret Farren and Jack Whitehead to the 5th International DIVERSE Conference at Vanderbilt University, USA on 5th July, 2005. Proceedings published December 2006
htm The Living Educational Theories of Workers as Action Researchers and Lifelong Learners. A web-based keynote address to the Work-based Learning Network Conference 25th April, 2006, University of Northampton.
htm Paper for presentation by Jaqueline Delong and Jack Whitehead at the Invisible College Conference in San Francisco on the 6th April 2006, on 'Researching connections between the systemic influences of an educational leader and the explanations of teacher-researchers of their educational influences in learning.'
htm Notes for an interactive panel discussion at AERA on 8th April 2006 on how action research contributes to the public's best interest in terms of personal, professional, community, and social change.
htm Paper for presentation by Margaret Farren, Joan Whitehead and Jack Whitehead at the AERA Conference in San Francisco on the 8th April 2006, on 'Experiencing and evidencing educational influences in learning through self-study using ICT in schools and universities'.
htm 12 March 2006 Draft of the paper - How do I express and communicate embodied values of Ubuntu in an explanation of their educational influence in my own learning and in the learning of others?
htm Notes for Jean McNiff's and Jack Whitehead's Action Research Workshops in South Africa, 19 Feb. to 3 March 2006
htm Programme for Joan Whitehead and for Jean McNiff's and Jack Whitehead's Action Research Workshops in South Africa, 19 Feb. to 3 March 2006
htm 10.00-12.30, 11th March 2006, Room 1WN 3.11, Department of Education, University of Bath, Improving Education With Our Pupils Through Practitioner-Research: How do I improve what I am doing?
htm Notes for a contribution to a British Council Seminar on 6th December 2005 in Bath on Teachers' Professional Development Through Research.
pdf Living inclusional values in educational standards of practice and judgement. Keynote for the Act, Reflect, Revise III Conference, Brantford Ontario. 11th November 2005
htm Conference Presentations at BERA 05 on 15 September 2005, 14.30-16.00, University of Glamorgan, on Creating Inclusional and Postcolonial Living Educational Theories, with Je Kan Adler-Collins, Margaret Farren, Marian Naidoo and Jack Whitehead together with the original proposal
htm Jean McNiff's and Jack Whitehead's Paper Presentation on 16 September 2005 at BERA 05 on 'Teachers as Educational Theorists: Transforming Epistemological Hegemonies'.
htm EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCES IN LEARNING WITH VISUAL NARRATIVES. Paper and Video-Conference presentation by Margaret Farren and Jack Whitehead to the 5th DIVERSE International Conference on Video and Videoconferencing in Education, 5 July, 2005.
htm Whitehead, J. Keynote Presentation by Jack Whitehead on 16 April 2005 at the ICTR Conference at McGill University, Montreal on, How Can We Improve The Educational Influences Of Our Teacher-Researcher Quests?
pdf Jack Whitehead's contribution on 14 April 2005 at the AERA Conference in Montreal on, How Do Our Web-Based Resources Reveal Living Standards of Democratic Accountability in Our Educational Practices?
htm Presentation by Jack Whitehead and Jean McNiff on 13 April 2005 at the AERA Conference in Montreal on, How Do We Explain Our Educational Influence in Living Our Democratic Values?
htm Presentation by Cheryl Black, Jackie Delong and Jack Whitehead on 12 April 2005 at AERA Conference in Montreal on, Demographic and Educational Influence of Our Leadership and Administration Practices Using Democratic Accountability
pdf Whitehead, J. & McNiff, J. (2004) Ontological, epistemological and methodological commitments in practitioner-research. Paper presented at the BERA 04 Symposium 17 Sept. in Manchester on: "Have We Created A New Epistemology For The New Scholarship Of Educational Enquiry Through Practitioner Research? Developing Sustainable Global Educational Networks Of Communication"
pdf Whitehead, J. (1985) An analysis of an individual's educational development - the basis for personally orientated action research. Published in Shipman, M. (Ed.) Educational Research: Principles, Policies and Practice, pp. 97-108; Falmer; London.
html Whitehead, J. (1989) Creating a living educational theory from questions of the kind, "How do I improve my practice?'. Published in the Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol. 19, No.1,1989, pp. 41-52
html Whitehead, J. (1989) How do we Improve Research-based Professionalism in Education?-A question which includes action research, educational theory and the politics of educational knowledge. : 1988 Presidential Address to the British Educational Research Association. Published in the British Educational Research Journal, Vol. 15, No.1, pp. 3-17, 1989
pdf Whitehead, J. (2004) Do the values and living logics I express in my educational relationships carry the hope of Ubuntu for the future of humanity? Paper presented at the BERA 04 Symposium 16 Sept. in Manchester on: "How Are We Contributing To A New Scholarship Of Educational Enquiry Through Our Pedagogisation Of Postcolonial Living Educational Theories In The Academy?"
html Whitehead, J. (2004)Can I communicate the educational influence of my embodied values, in self-studies of my own education, in the education of others and in the education of social formations, in a way that contributes to a scholarship of educational enquiry? Draft presentation for the Fifth international Conference of S-STEP, 27June - 1July 2004
html Whitehead, J. (2004) What Counts as Evidence in the Self-studies of Teacher Education Practices? - final draft before publication in Loughran, J. J., Hamilton, M. L., LaBoskey V. K & Russell, T. (eds) (2004) International Handbook of Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices. Dordrecht; Kluwer Academic Publishers
html Whitehead, J. (1993) The Growth of Educational Knowledge. Creating Your Own Living Educational Theories. Originally published by Hyde publications in 1993.
html Whitehead, J. (2003) Improving Student Learning Through Passion in Professional Practice. Keynote to Ontario Educational Research Council on 28 November 2003
pdf Whitehead, J. (2003)Creating our living educational theories in teaching and learning to care: Using multi-media to communication the meanings and influence of our embodied educational values. Teaching Today for Tomorrow. Issue 19, pp. 17-20. (Click on the section for Issue 19 in pdf format and scroll down to page 19)
html Whitehead, J. (2003) The Growth of My Educational Knowledge in Responding to the Originalities of Mind and Critical Judgements of Others. A contribution to a Monday Evening Educational Conversation on 10th Nov. 2003
word Whitehead, J. (2003) Notes for a workshop on Perspectives on Spirituality in the Graduate School of Education of the University of Bristol on 19th March, 2003.
word Whitehead, J. (2002) How Valid Are Multi-Media Communications Of My Embodied Values In Living Theories And Standards Of Educational Judgement And Practice? Paper presented at AERA 2002, New Orleans
word Whitehead, J. (2002) Draft paper of 11th June, 2002, for discussion on Transforming embodied values of humanity into educational standards of judgement for use in creating a new disciplines approach to educational theory.
html Whitehead, J. (2001)Review of Unfolding Bodymind: Hocking, Brent; Haskell, Johnna; and Linds, Warren. (Eds.) (2001) Unfolding Bodymind: Exploring Possibility Through Education, Volume Three of the Foundations of Holistic Education Series. Brandon, VT: Psychology Press/Holistic Education Press.
html Whitehead, J. (2001) Living standards of judgement in what we know and how we know it. Paper presented at AERA on 14th April 2001 in Seattle - Division D.
word Whitehead, J. & Delong, J. (2001) Knowledge-creation in Educational Leadership and Administration Through Practitioner Research. Paper presented on 14th April 2001 at AERA in Seattle - Division K.
word Whitehead, J. (2000) Living Standards of Reflection, Research and Renewal. Keynote to the Ontario Educational Research Council Conference, 7th December 2000, Toronto
html Murray, P. & Whitehead J. (2000) White and Black with White Identities in self-studies of teacher-educator practices. Paper presented at AERA 2000, New Orleans
word Whitehead, J. (2000) Ways of knowing our educative influences on our students' learning. How valid are multi-media presentations and our associated explanations? Paper presented at AERA 2000, New Orleans
word Whitehead, J. (2000) 'How do I improve my practice? Creating a discipline of education through educational enquiry. Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Teacher Research at Baton Rouge, April 2000
pdf Whitehead, J. (2000) Creating Our Own Knowledge. Keynote to the Act, Reflect, Revise IV Conference, in Brantford, Ontario, 17th February, 2000.
pdf Whitehead, J. (1999) Action Research in Teacher Training and in the Living Theories of Professional Educators. Paper presented at the University of Patras to a Conference organised by the Greek Centre for Educational Research, on 17 April 1999.
word Whitehead, J. (1999) Action Research in Teacher Training and in the Living Theories of Professional Educators. Paper presented at the University of Patras to a Conference organised by the Greek Centre for Educational Research, on 17 April 1999.
html Whitehead, J. (1999) Educative Relations in a New Era. Paper published in Pedagogy, Culture & Society, Vol. 7, No.1, pp. 73-90, 1999.
word Whitehead, J. (1999) How do I improve my practice? Creating a New Discipline of Educational Enquiry. PhD Thesis, University of Bath
html Whitehead, J. (1999) Creating a New Discipline of Educational Enquiry in the Context of the Politics and Economics of Educational Knowledge. Paper presented at the BERA Symposium in AERA 1999 in Montreal.
word Whitehead, J. (1999) How can School and University Teachers Reconstruct Educational Knowledge? Paper presented at the AERA Interactive Session, 'Not Talking Past Each Other: Cultural Roles in Educational Research'. AERA, April 1999. Montreal.
word Whitehead, J. (1998) Developing research-based professionalism through living educational theories. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Educational Studies Association of Ireland, in Dublin on 27 November,1998.
word Whitehead, J. (1998) Taking Charge of Educational Change with Action Research This paper was presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association for Pastoral Care in Education at Warwick University on 11 October, 1998.
pdf Whitehead, J. (1998) The philosophies of an educator and some philosophies of education. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Educational Research Association in Belfast 27-30 August 1998, to the Symposium on 'Philosophy and Educational Research' convened by David Bridges.
html Whitehead, J. (1998) Educational Theories of Educational Change within Higher Education: Robustness in the Roman Ruins. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Educational Research Association in Belfast 27-30 August 1998, to the Symposium on 'Educational Change Within Higher Education' convened by Roger Murphy.
word Whitehead, J. (1998) Educational Theories of Educational Change within Higher Education: Robustness in the Roman Ruins. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Educational Research Association in Belfast 27-30 August 1998, to the Symposium on 'Educational Change Within Higher Education' convened by Roger Murphy.
rtf Whitehead, J. (1998) Action researchers creating their own living theories. Paper presented to the Action Research SIG session 9.45 of the American Educational Research Association Conference in San Diego on 14/3/98.
rtf Whitehead, J. (1998) Creating educational theories through paradigmatic and postparadigmatic possibilities. Paper presented at the BERA symposium at session 39.38 of the American Educational Research Association Conference in San Diego on 16/3/98.
pdf Whitehead, J. (1998) How do we make sense of the process of legitimising an educational action research thesis for the award of a Ph.D. degree? - a contribution to educational theory. (with Jacqui Hughes and Paul Denley). Published in Educational Action Research, Vol. 6, No.3, pp. 427-452, 1998.
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Whitehead, J. (1997) Educational action research and you. Paper presented at The Ontario Educational Research Council Conference on 5/12/97.

word Whitehead, J. (1997) Research and Professional Development: the future of educational research and educational theory in a new university. Paper presented at Kingston University on 21/11/97.
html Whitehead, J. (1997) How I have engaged with the power relations in the academy in supporting the self studies of practitioner-researchers? Paper presented at AERA in March 1997 in Chicago
html Whitehead, J. & Delong, J (1997) A collaborative enquiry into a Ph.D. researcher and supervisor relationship. Paper presented at AERA with Jackie Delong in March 1997 in Chicago
word Whitehead, J. (1996) A Better Way To Professionalism: Living Our Values In Our Practice. Lecture presented at Kingston University on the 12 July 1996
pdf Whitehead, J. (1992) How can my philosophy of action research transform and improve my professional practice and produce a good social order? A response to Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt. Published in Bruce, S. & Russell, A.L. Transforming Tomorrow Today; Brisbane, Action Learning, Action Research and Process Management Association Incorporated, Brisbane Australia.
pdf Whitehead, J. (1991) How do I improve my Professional Practice as an Academic and Educational Manager? A dialectical analysis of an individual's educational development and a basis for socially orientated action research. Published in Collins and Chippendale, P. (Eds.) Proceedings of the First World Congress on Action Learning, Action Research and Process Management, Vol. 2; Acorn Press. Australia
pdf Whitehead, J. (1976) Improving Learning for 11-14 Year Olds in Mixed Ability Science Groups. Final Report August 1976
pdf Whitehead, J. (1976) An 11-14 Mixed Ability Project in Science: The Report on a local curriculum Development. DRAFT March 1976
html Delong, J. & Whitehead, J. (1998) Continuously regenerating developmental standards of practice in teacher education: A cautionary note for the Ontario College of Teachers. Ontario Action Researcher, Vol. 1, No.1.