- Research in Educational Administration and Leadership (REAL)
- Vol: 4 Issue: 1
- The Relational Approach and Social Epistemology in Educational Leadership: A Rejoinder
The Relational Approach and Social Epistemology in Educational Leadership: A Rejoinder
Authors : Scott Eacott
Pages : 166-193
Doi:10.30828/real/2019.1.7
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Publication Date : 2019-07-15
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Calls for a social epistemology in educational administration and leadership are not new. As a field of inquiry, parallel monologues have come to dominate scholarly outlets and forums. But, parallel monologues arguably violate the logic of academic work – argument and refutation – with significant implications for the rigor and robustness of knowledge claims. This Special Issue sought to provide a forum for sustained dialogue and debate on the problems and possibilities of the relational approach that I am advancing. As the concluding paper, and a rejoinder to the contributions, here I highlight the difficulties of generating dialogue and debate and how going beyond our own complicity is challenging, but arguably rewarding, academic workKeywords : Relational, auctor, organizing activity