Overview

This book explores the transformative potential of ‘collegial practical wisdom’ (phronēsis) as a foundation stone for teacher professionalism. Reconceptualising Aristotle’s practical wisdom as a values-led interweaving of research, professional knowledge and theory, Julia Flutter takes us on a voyage of exploration to map a future course for change. This study uses an innovative, New Materialist methodology to produce a conceptual mapping of collegial practical wisdom for teacher professionalism and is presented as three ‘charts’. The first is an autoethnographic study of the author’s 30 year research career, working alongside teachers, students and policy makers. The second chart delves into the literature to explore theory, research, policy and practice relating to practical wisdom and teacher professionalism. The third chart looks at published narratives by teachers and researchers working collaboratively in ways that demonstrate collegial practical wisdom in action. These charts are brought together as a cartographic research assemblage to trace the complex, entangled threads identified across the journey. The conclusion proposes recommendations for creating a power-grid of collegial practical wisdom to generate an empowered teaching profession.

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Author:   Julia Flutter
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.468kg
ISBN:  

9789004735828

ISBN 10:   9004735828
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   10 July 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Embarcation  1 What Is ‘Practical Wisdom’ and Why Is It Important to Have an Empowered Teacher Profession?  2 Images and Metaphors for Understanding and Navigation  3 The Cartographic Research Assemblage: Exploring Unfolding Landscapes  4 Why Mapping?  5 The Book’s Structure  6 How the Study Was Carried Out  7 Aims and Objectives  8 How Can a Collegial form of Practical Wisdom Provide a Philosophical Foundation for Teacher Professionalism?  9 Chart 1 – Mapping Practical Wisdom through Research in Schools and Classrooms  10 Chart 2 – Mapping Practical Wisdom and Teacher Professionalism in the Literature  11 Chart 3 – Mapping Practical Wisdom and Teacher Professionalism in Schools and Classrooms  12 Analysing the Charts 1 Mapping Practical Wisdom through Research in Schools and Classrooms  1 Covid-19  2 Medical Professionalism  3 Towards Collegial Practical Wisdom: A Critical Authoethnographic Journey  4 Waypoint 1 – First Voices: Researching Children’s Perspectives  5 Waypoint 2 – Hearing Students’ Voice  6 Waypoint 3 – Teachers’ Voices: Researching in Partnership  7 Waypoint 4 – Broader Ripples  8 Waypoint 5 – Voices Movement: Striving for Transformative Change  9 Waypoint 6 – Making a Splash: Generating Research Impact  10 Waypoint 7 – Entering the Policy Landscape  11 Waypoint 8 – Practical Wisdom: Bridging Research and Practice? 2 Mapping Practical Wisdom and Teacher Professionalism in the Literature  1 Conceptualising Practical Wisdom  2 Waypoint 9 – Aristotle’s Voice  3 Waypoint 10 – Individual and Collective Reconceptualisations  4 Waypoint 11 – Practical Wisdom in the Professions  5 Conceptualising Teacher Professionalism  6 Waypoint 12 – Praxis: Affordances and Constraints  7 Waypoint 13 – Teachers as Highly Competent Professionals  8 Waypoint 14 – Professionalism and Public Trust  9 Waypoint 15 – Widening the Circles for Professional Learning  10 Waypoint 16 – The Chartered College of Teaching  11 Journeying Together  12 Waypoint 17 – A Meeting of Minds 3 Mapping Collegial Practical Wisdom for Teacher Professionalism: Co-Creating Innovative Praxis  1 Unlocking Research Series  2 The Fellow Travellers’ Tales  3 Waypoint 18 – Phronētic Reasoning in Praxis  4 Waypoint 19 – Releasing the Imagination  5 Waypoint 20 – Twin Threads: Leading Collective Impact  6 Waypoint 21 – Binding Threads Together 4 The Cartographic Research Assemblage  1 Practical Wisdom  2 Teacher Professionalism  3 Implications and Recommendations 5 The Cartographer’s Research Logbook  1 Entry 1: Boarding Parrhesia  2 Entry 2: Into the Unknown  3 Entry 3: Naming Stars  4 Entry 4: Beached  5 Entry 5: Taking the Long View  6 Entry 6: Here Be Dragons …  7 Last Entry: Harbour Lights References Index

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Julia Flutter, EdD (2024), University of Cambridge, UK, has an extensive career in academic research focused on student voice and teacher professionalism. She is a former Associate Director of the Cambridge Primary Review Trust and her work has been at the intersection of research, practice and policy in education for over three decades.

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