Emergent Pedagogy In England: A Critical Realis... -

: By focusing on ontology (the nature of reality), the book clarifies complex issues in research, offering a path for educators to view learning not just as a set of outcomes, but as an emergent process shaped by social, cultural, and material structures. Critical Reception

While the work is praised for its depth—notably having been developed from a PhD thesis with contributions from critical realist pioneer Roy Bhaskar —it is primarily an academic text. It is best suited for researchers, postgraduate students, and practitioners interested in the intersection of philosophy and education. Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Emergent Pedagogy in England: A Critical Realis...

England. Sharar employs Margaret Archer’s morphogenetic approach to examine the "structure-agency" dynamic, identifying how institutional, national, and global forces shape—but do not entirely dictate—pedagogical practice. Key Insights : By focusing on ontology (the nature of

The book uses the meta-theory of critical realism to explore how lecturers navigate their daily work within three contrasting higher education institutions in Go to product viewer dialog for this item

Emergent Pedagogy in England: A Critical Realist Study of Structure-Agency Interactions in Higher Education

: Despite the drive toward marketization and "performativity regimes" in higher education , lecturers utilize significant internal resources and personal agency to facilitate deep learning for their students.

: Sharar argues that pedagogic approaches are most distorted when they treat education as a commodity. This shift often prevents students from reformulating knowledge for themselves within their own disciplinary experiences.