The Action Inquiry Seminar: Education in Democratic Classrooms

This article argues for a more democratic pedagogy in the form of the action research seminar. The procedures for mounting the action inquiry seminar are described and the distinction is made between instruction, training and education. The objectives model for instruction is criticized in favor of education insofar as inquiry-based models cannot specify in advance of teaching the outcomes to be arrived at. The action inquiry seminar is a suitable pedagogy for knowledge production and the development of situational understanding in higher education.