Hvordan vil du være pædagog? Et fagpersonligt dannelsesspørgsmål, som kalder på kvalificere(n)de faglige fællesskaber

Abstract

In our research concerning the education of Danish pedagogues we found a common understanding that professionalism and personal involvement are not mutually exclusive, so we grapple with the relationship between them. We settle the problem with a reminder of the nature of education and upbringing as a cultural project based on values such as participation and emancipation: values that always have to be realized in unique situations. We argue that professionalism and personal involvement go hand in hand if they are embedded in communities of investigative practice, in which multiple forms of knowledge are brought into play.

Keywords

• professionalism
• situated knowledge
• educational values
• communities of investigative practice