About Learning Histories

Margaret Gaerty defines it as follows:

"Learning History is an action research approach to capturing learning from a project, initiative or event in a way that emphasizes the human experience of those involved and via a participative process that is devised to stimulate wider learning from those experiences. (It is ) both a product and a process" (Gaerty, 2017: New Histories).

The 'product' or artecfact is co-created between the researcher and the participants from the organisation.  It may take the form of a written document, which interweaves written quotes with the researchers' reflections and accounts. The process centres on the learning by participants themselves, as they give voice to their story and their reflections on that. On completion the focus of attention shifts to what may be more broadly learned, that may be derived from the history itself.

Learn more about The Learning History at www.newhistories.co.uk

HOW THIS RESEARCH APPROACH HAS BEEN APPLIED

You now have the opportunity to refer to the following headings and sections and consider the staffs’ own learning about this experience.

See banner heading: “On being involved” See also supporting sections :

- Being able to shine -On being challenged

Please also refer under the banner heading “More” to the following sections:

- On being empowered - The discomfort zone - Connection to.. - How we now work - Powerful practices