Resources for Researchers
Our interdisciplinary team has utilized knowledge from several different fields, and our theoretical framework is based on two main approaches: radical collegiality and deep learning.
Learn more about these topics using the links below!
Theoretical frameworks
Radical collegiality designates a relationship in which teachers and students become equals, co-partners, or co-researchers. If recognized and practiced, radical collegiality can annihilate inequality and marginalization in the educational milieu and render education dialogic and democratic in a way that benefits teachers, students, and society at large.
Deep learning is defined as “the process of acquiring six global competencies: character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking” (Fullan et al., 2017, p. 16). Designing deep learning experiences for students requires a shift in teacher-student relationships where the teacher becomes an ‘activator’ of learning (Fullan and Gallagher, 2017).
Theoretical framework resources
Bragg, S., & Fielding, M. (2005). It’s an equal thing... It’s about achieving together: student voices and the possibility of a radical collegiality. Improving schools through collaborative enquiry, 105-135.
Fielding, M. (2001). Students as radical agents of change. Journal of educational change, 2(2), 123-141.
Fielding, M. A. O. (1999). Radical collegiality: affirming teaching as an inclusive professional practice.[Collection of four articles including responses.]. Australian Educational Researcher, 26(2), 1-65.
Fullan, M., & Gallagher, M. J. (2017). Transforming systems, deep learning and the equity hypothesis. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute.
Fullan, M., Quinn, J., & McEachen, J. (2017). Deep learning: Engage the world change the world. Corwin Press.