Freedom Research in Education Becoming an Autonomous Researcher
This book sets out a new and distinctive means of conceptualising research in the field of Education: ‘Freedom Research’. Freedom research is a conceptual understanding of research free from the strictures of orthodoxy; which adapts or knowingly critiques
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Karen McArdle
FREEDOM RESEARCH IN EDUCATION Becoming an Autonomous Researcher
Palgrave Studies in Education Research Methods
Series Editors Patrick Danaher University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, QLD, Australia Fred Dervin The University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland Caroline Dyer School of Politics and International Studies University of Leeds Leeds, UK Máirín Kenny Wexford, Ireland Bobby Harreveld School of Education and the Arts Central Queensland University Rockhampton, QLD, Australia Michael Singh Centre for Educational Research Western Sydney University Penrith, NSW, Australia
This series explores contemporary manifestations of the fundamental paradox that lies at the heart of education: that education contributes to the creation of economic and social divisions and the perpetuation of sociocultural marginalisation, while also providing opportunities for individual empowerment and social transformation. In exploring this paradox, the series investigates potential alternatives to current educational provision and speculates on more enabling and inclusive educational futures for individuals, communities, nations and the planet. Specific developments and innovation in teaching and learning, educational policy-making and education research are analysed against the backdrop of these broader developments and issues. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/15092 “There is a crisis of credibility in today’s world … Prof. McArdle skilfully exposes the cause of our current malaise as being a lack of attention to values. It is who we are as researchers and our moral intention which determine the quality and worth of what we do. Her antidote is a rigorous and vigilant reflexive stance which frees us to call into question all scientific norms, holding them to the standard of how they can in any given context help us promote social justice and equality in the lives of those we research.” —Prof. Michael T. Wright, LICSW, MS, Catholic University of Applied Social Sciences Berlin, Germany and International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research “Freedom Research in Education challenges the reader to embrace the tensions and assumptions inherent yet often invisible in current orthodoxies in educational research. It emphasises courage, confidence, creativity and a sense of moral purpose in making explicit and transparent the essence of researcher ‘Values’, i.e. morality, ethics, values and virtues—which lie at the core of research. Freedom Research identifies the responsibilities of developing autonomous researchers and co-researchers who, through alternative approaches in research purpose and design, provide transparency, openness and robustness. This book invites the reader to think deeply about self and personal beliefs and about how they influence and are influenced by research communities. It raises awkward questions in an open and accessible way. It is a thought-provoking read which will not only trigger debate, critique and discussion but contributes to reshaping the ed
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