Constructive developmental interiority
Deliberately transformative action research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6134611 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sheila Butler (Munster Technological University), Maria Lyons Coakley (University College Cork), Maria Coakley (Department of Economics, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland), Eleanor Doyle (0000-0001-9838-9154, Department of Economics, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 155-178 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-7503 • E-ISSN: 1741-2617 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14767503231191863 |
| OpenAlex | W4385638192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 54 |
This paper focuses on the process and theory of action-research for transformation (ART) targeting individual transformation as a required means for global change. Addressing the lack of a practical framework to organize and report transformation, we conceptualise, identify and demonstrate an approach by linking ART with Interiority and Constructive Development Theory. Interiority focuses on the individual’s sense-making as it relates to the sensed world and provides direction for data to be collected. Crucially, the individual’s capacity for sense-making impacts how data are identified, experienced, interpreted and evaluated. It is shifts in this capacity that constitute fundamental transformation required to better handle complexity and ambiguity - intrinsic to ART. We propose Constructive Developmental Interiority (CDI) that provides a lens to recognise, analyse and frame constructive developmental shifts. Two case studies are presented in which researchers engaged in applying CDI for transformation. Both cases highlight, through first-person action-research and reflexive collaboration, that although the will to address developmental transformational challenges was an espoused motivation, its misalignment with the capacities for transformative change is always a possibility. Applying CDI reveals the nature of the challenge (time, effort and support), how transitions were made, and the potential for transformational impact
Action (physics · Action research · Ambiguity · Constructive · Epistemology · Pedagogy · Process (computing · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Transformation (genetics · Transformation processes · Transformational leadership · Transformative learning · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Ego Development and Educational Practices · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |