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Podcast: Speaking of Education Podcast
Episode: Descriptive Inquiry—At the Intersection of Philosophy and Practice with Guest Cara Furman, PhD
Description: This episode features Dr. Cara Furman, Associate Professor of Literacy at the University of Maine at Farmington and member of the Graduate Faculty at University of Maine. Dr. Furman’s scholarship focuses on integrating qualitative data and philosophy at the intersection of teacher development, descriptive inquiry, asset-based inclusive teaching, and progressive literacy practices. At the heart of her work is a form of in-depth, descriptive writing that fosters philosophically-informed teacher inquiry. Such descriptive inquiry allows teachers and educational leaders to care for their ethical selves and to develop practical wisdom.  In the book, Descriptive Inquiry in Teacher Prac...