Co-convening the Network of Educational Action Research Ireland (NEARI)

This paper explores my role as co-convener of the

Network for Educational Action Research in Ireland

(NEARI). NEARI is a network where action researchers

convene and engage in critical reflection and dialogue

around their practice. They examine how they might

enhance their practice and, in doing so, seek a way in

which they might improve their world.

The paper outlines how I, too, might enhance my work

with NEARI, as I develop my living theory. It is inspired by

my values of social justice, care and inclusion. I outline

how I draw on the work of Whitehead (2018) as I ask

questions like “How do I enhance what I am doing?” and

“How do I live my values as fully as I can in the process?”