Theory and Methods for Public Pedagogy Research introduces promising new methods of public pedagogy research centered around transforming rather than explaining knowledge. The new methods are premised on a new theorisation of public pedagogy which recognises the educative agent. The agency of the public to speak, to be heard, to know is manifest as the educative agent speaks their knowledge and the researcher must be attentive to that speaking.

This work extends the well-established intellectual projects in the field to introduce four new methods for public pedagogy research: organisation, performance, curation and researcher. A key focus of this work is attending to how the circulation of knowledge in non-formal settings can be recognised. It examines the under-published area of pedagogy and research in public spaces and engages post-qualitative approaches to inquiry to open up the field. Moreover, it explores the possibility of performances, art exhibitions and museums as public spaces of knowledge generation and pedagogy. It also shows how research can be applied in practice in public pedagogy to discover best practices for working in these spaces. Finally, it confronts and critiques the dilemmas of public pedagogy research and the limits of research methods which have previously been deployed in this field.

This book will be of interest to researchers and students in the field of public education and teaching in a variety of social science and arts disciplines, and education.

About the Author

Dr. Karen Charman is a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. She is the founder of the Public Pedagogies Institute and editor of the Journal of Public Pedagogies. Dr. Charman's research interests are in the intersections of public pedagogy, curriculum, memory, psychoanalysis and public history.

Dr. Mary Dixon is a founding member and researcher with the Public Pedagogies Institute, Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests include pedagogy, public pedagogy and curriculum. Her career as a researcher has included a significant methodological contribution to post-humanist research and to the visual turn.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367820237
Author Karen Charman
Format Paperback
Page Count 150
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 249g