In this episode, teacher Ross Watson and researcher Debra Myhill explore the discrepancies between the various practices of researchers and the messages teachers receive about research.

Simplistic research guidelines overlook the complexities and differences within learning spaces that generalisations cannot account for. Teachers rarely have the time and space to critically reflect or share ideas about research amongst themselves. Moreover, the narrative of research having “the answers” ignores the ways in which teachers can raise questions and practice can inform research. The episode advocates for more collaborative spaces to develop and change relationships among teachers and researchers. By working together in communities, they can have conversations about different possibilities, limitations, nuances and contexts. Consequently, research will not be a product that is given to teachers, but rather a process that researchers and teachers engage in collaboratively.

This podcast is produced for the Research Mobilities in Primary Literacy Education project. You can find the episode transcript and more information about the Research Mobilities project on our website:

https://research.shu.ac.uk/researchconversations/

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