The educational system in most cultures today uses the materialist or reductionist worldview as its basis for generating and sharing knowledge. This worldview understands materiality as a fundamental characteristic of the universe, with subatomic particles being the foundation of reality, and consciousness being solely a product of brain activity. In this article, we propose that an alternative...
A collaborative inquiry into how to improve the well-being of children was run over six months, as a partnership between Liverpool Hope University and a local authority Children’s Services. The collaborative inquiry was based on a living theory approach to action research in which practitioners became increasingly aware and reflective of their moment-by-moment practice. The Buddhist concept of...