Virtuous Educational Research

Julian Stern is Professor of Education and Religion at York St John University. After fourteen years as a school teacher, he worked at the UCL Institute of Education, the Open University, Brunel University and the University of Hull prior to his current position. He has published twelve books and numerous articles, covering topics as diverse as homework, spirituality, pedagogy and the involvement of parents in schooling. He is also General Secretary of ISREV, the International Seminar on Religious Education and Values, as well as Secretary of the John Macmurray Fellowship and a Director and Trustee of the Centre for Global Education, York.

• Contents: Remembering Virtue – Introduction: From Ethics to Virtues – Starting the Conversation – Conversation in Philosophy: The Rational and the Reasonable – Philosophy in Action: A Conversation with Morwenna Griffiths – Producing Better People: A Conversation with Nel Noddings – Integrity and Sincerity – Competing Moral Principles: A Conversation with Ron Best – Thinking Myself Into the World: A Conversation with Helen Lees – Inside Out: Orthodoxy and its Alternatives in Educational Research – Am I Just Hiding Behind a Tradition?: A Conversation with Mario D’Souza – A Bit of a Nomad: A Conversation with Anne Pirrie – Building Relationships – It’s Not Therapy, But … – The Evidence Should Provoke Some Kind of Feelings in People: A Conversation with Mike Bottery – I Wanted to Keep on Learning: A Conversation with Lander Calvelhe – Just Work: Professing as Professor and as Professional – I Call it Work: A Conversation with Jean McNiff – To Build Relationships: A Conversation with Jacqui Akhurst – Taking Time: Prudence and Pacing – We Intervene Too Soon: A Conversation with Shanaaz Hoosain – Learning to Live With Difference: A Conversation with Sr Agnes Wilkins – Sustainable Researchers – Courage Enough: The Need to Support and Be Supported – Part of my Being: A Conversation with Lāsma Latsone – Research is Messy: A Conversation with Lynne Gabriel – 99 Per Cent Perspiration: The Virtues of Hard Work – Re-Imagining the Way we See Children: A Conversation with Chris Sink – You Should Not be Too Practical or Nice: A Conversation with Fedor Kozyrev – A Curious Life: Research as Legacy – Time is my Worst Enemy: A Conversation with Ginger MacDonald – I’ve Had to be Very Brave: A Conversation with Helen Gunter – Facing the Future of Educational Research – Portraits of Researchers – Conclusion: Educational Research in Learning Communities.