From “participation” to “transformative participation”: My living-educationaltheory of Facilitating Transformative Continuing Professional Development
Driven by a strong desire for change and personal values, I began to embrace a participation-orientated approach to my own Continuing Professional Development (CPD), rather than the expert-driven one I had previously employed. In an effort to address past instances...
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| Language: | English |
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Educational Journal of Living Theories
2024-07-01
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| Series: | Educational Journal of Living Theories |
| Online Access: | https://web-cdn.org/s/1445/file/node/17-1.pdf |
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| Summary: | Driven by a strong desire for change and personal values, I
began to embrace a participation-orientated approach to my
own Continuing Professional Development (CPD), rather than
the expert-driven one I had previously employed. In an effort to
address past instances in which my actions did not align with
my values, I developed my living-educational-theory. I
collaborated with various stakeholders, including ten primary
school teachers working in low-resource South African schools.
I actively refined my evolving educational beliefs by seeking
feedback from several of my expert critical friends. Through
rigorous reflection, I formulated my research question: "How
do I interpret participation as a CPD facilitator in fields such as
Physical Education (PE), and how can this understanding be
effectively conveyed to others?” Drawing upon insights gleaned
from my doctoral research, embedded in Participatory Action
Learning and Action Research (PALAR), and my annotated
reflections, I identified transformative participation as a core
value driving my practice. Consequently, by putting this value
into action, I discovered the importance of how to dismantle
established norms, recognising and respecting the boundary
between personal-professional development, and cultivating
leadership for lasting impact. This knowledge informs my
decision to share practical insights and standards of judgment
to assess how I have adopted transformative participation. My
hope is that these insights may assist colleagues seeking to
facilitate transformative CPD. |
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| ISSN: | 2009-1788 |