ResponsAbility - Dialogues on Practical Knowledge and Bildung in Professional Studies

ResponsAbility - Dialogues on Practical Knowledge and Bildung in Professional Studies Trailer Bonus Episode 9 Season 1

#9 Hilary Bradbury | Action Research, Dialogue and Spirituality

#9 Hilary Bradbury | Action Research, Dialogue and Spirituality#9 Hilary Bradbury | Action Research, Dialogue and Spirituality

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Hilary Bradbury is our guest in this episode. She is a key figure in the vast international movement of action research and editor of The Sage Handbook of Action Research, which is without doubt a cornerstone of action research. Furthermore, she is one of the founders and editors in chief of the Action Research Journal as well as curator of the ActionResearchPlus online platform. In our conversation with her, we investigate central epistemological features of action research and the role of dialogue in this form of research. Last but not least we discuss with Hilary how action research can contribute to change and transformation in face of the climate crises and how spirituality can be approached by this form of research.

00:00:52 – How Hilary got involved in action research

00:02:42 – A short introduction to action research

00:04:55 – What is actionable knowledge?

00:07:32 – Different epistemologies between action research and conventional research

00:09:36 – On the notion of evidence in action research

00:12:54 – On the role of action research in social science and in the humanities

00:15:09 – On reflective practice research as a form of philosophical action research and how to deal with critics of action research

00:20:14 – How to understand impact in action research?

00:26:24 – How can one approach spirituality through action research?

00:37:39 – On practical wisdom and responsibility


Further literature:
  • Bradbury, H. (ed.) (2015): The Sage Handbook of Action Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing.
  • Bradbury, H. (2022): Action Research Transformation: ART at a time of ecosocial crisis. Celtenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Angeltun, Weiss, Helskog & Bloom (forthcoming): “Imagine this…” – Exploring Creativity and Intuition in R&D processes with the Trilogos Method. In: Helskog, G. H. (ed.): The Humanizing Power of Philosophical Practice. Vienna: LIT Publishing.
  • www.actionresearchplus.com

What is ResponsAbility - Dialogues on Practical Knowledge and Bildung in Professional Studies?

How to turn professional experience into practical knowledge? How to reflect over one’s professional practice in order to improve it? How to further develop a practitioner’s responseAbility when facing challenging situations? Already Aristotle spoke of practical knowledge in terms of prudence or practical wisdom (phronesis), a notion which is also reflected in the term Bildung. In this podcast, the hosts prof. Michael Noah Weiss and prof. Guro Hansen Helskog are examining central aspects of this knowledge form and its relevance in professional studies by talking to different scholars who made significant contributions to the field. Listeners can get hands-on ideas on how to develop practical knowledge in their own professional contexts.

Hosts:
Michael Noah Weiss & Guro Hansen Helskog