Practical Inquiry, Knowledge and narration: About care in partnership activity analysis research with two AEMO educational teams

Abstract

Based on work analysis research into the activities of Geneva's AEMO (action éducative en milieu ouvert - educational action in an open environment) educators, we propose to put into perspective the care provided by professionals to families with the care provided by researchers to professional research partners. The methodological axis supports an epistemological aim of describing a process of construction of co-belonging knowledge based on experience and narration. The methodological frame of active “interestment” is compared with practical inquiry of professionals.

Keywords: activity analysis, child protection, narrative, practical inquiry, pragmatism, social work.