Jack Whitehead

Jack Whitehead – is a Visiting Professor of Education at the Universities of Cum
bria, North-West, Edge Hill and Ningxia. In 2023 he received his honorary D.Litt. 
Degree, from the University of Worcester for his research into a Living Educational 
Theory research approach to professional development. He is a former President of 
the British Educational Research Association. You can access his research writings 
from 1967 to 2026 at https://www.actionresearch.net/writings/writing.shtml and his 
successful doctoral supervisions from https://www.actionresearch.net/living/living.
shtml. His recent activities can be accessed from the What’s New section of https://
www.actionresearch.net/. His recent book publications include 'Living Educational 
Theory Research as an epistemology for practice – The role of values in practitioners’ 
professional development' (2024, with M. Huxtable) and 'You and your Living-Educa
tional-Theory. How to conduct a values-based inquiry for human flourishing' (2023, with  
J. Delong).