Browsing Research publications by Author "Burchell, H."
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Action Research in Higher Education : exploring ways of creating and holding the space for reflection
Burchell, H.; Dyson, J. (2005)This article explores the place of individual and collective reflection in action research in higher education. It draws on the experience of a year-long project in which a group of five lecturers explored their practice ... -
Learning through creating stories: developing student teachers understanding of the experiences of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream classrooms
Jarvis, J.; Dyson, J.; Thomas, K.; Graham, S.; Iantaffi, A.; Burchell, H. (British Educational Research Association, 2004)This paper explores the roles of story in the training of teachers in the field of special education. It describes and evaluates a project that promoted the learning of student teachers both through hearing stories and ... -
Local projects and cross-institution development of learning and teaching
Burchell, H. (2006)This article focuses on the potential for local projects or initiatives to have cross-institution impact. With an increasing emphasis on sharing good practice across institutions and across the sector, there is often an ... -
Making a Difference : a study of the impact of continuing professional development on professional practice
Burchell, H.; Dyson, J.; Rees, M. (2002)There is a current debate concerning what constitutes evidence of impact on practice resulting from teachers' engagement in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses. The authors present two case studies of teachers ... -
Making space for the imagination : some observations for tutors engaged in self-study
Burchell, H. (2008)This article explores how supervisors of teachers preparing dissertations can create a space for the imagination in the tutorial setting. The imagination is seen as “opening up to possibility,” where the student is taking ... -
Poetic expression and poetic form in practitioner research
Burchell, H. (2010)The nature of participants' experience in practitioner research is often taken for granted, and its more tacit dimensions overlooked. Poetic expression is valuable in surfacing these tacit dimensions, enabling the researcher ... -
Voices from a reflective space : teacher educators reflect on practice
Burchell, H.; Dyson, J. (Rowman and Littlefield, 2008)This text offers advice to teachers on pursuing professional development through book clubs, through Critical Friends Groups, and research groups. It discusses how action research has been utilised by teachers in a particular ...