Identity and Inquiry: Reflecting on the Role of Research in Educational Settings
This podcast uses the host's own journey as an English for Academic Purposes teacher to explore how research shapes professional identity and practice. Through an autoethnographic approach, it combines personal experience with wider professional and educational contexts. Listeners are invited to reflect on their own relationship with research and what it means for who they are as practitioners. The show considers how engaging with research can transform both teaching practice and a sense of self.
Episodes
Episode 5 - How to Explore the Role of Research in your own Professional Identity
In this final episode of the podcast course, we bring everything together, exploring the personal and professional journey of engaging with research. We start by creating a personal definition of research, grounded in the idea that research is a social process situated within communities of practice. The episode also delves into autoethnography—a reflective research method that has been central to
Episode 4 - Situating Research in your Professional Identity
In this episode, we reflect on how the positioning of professional groups within higher education impacts individual identities and professional growth. Drawing on personal experiences within the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) community, I explore how working in UK higher education has challenged and reshaped my sense of professional identity—particularly in relation to research. Through exam
Episode 3 - Research and Collective Professional Identities
In this episode, we use the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) community as a case study to explore how professional groups situate research within their identities. While the EAP group might not be directly relevant to every listener, it offers a valuable example of how professional communities navigate questions of status, group norms, and the evolving role of research. We’ll delve into the soc
Episode 2 - Research Traditions in the Discipline of Education
In this episode, we delve into the three key traditions of knowledge creation that shape education: the academic, practical, and integrated knowledge traditions. Building on Episode 1, we break down concepts like ontology and epistemology in accessible terms, helping you reflect on what counts as knowledge and how we generate insights in teaching and learning.Whether you’re a teacher, educational
Episode 1 - What is Research in Education?
In this first episode, we explore the question: What is research, and how does it shape our professional identities? Through personal reflections, we examine research as a personal, problem-solving, and community-driven process rather than an isolated activity. We discuss how research is shaped by the values and norms of our professional communities and how it connects us through collaboration and
