Lawrence Stenhouse was a British educational thinker who sought to promote an active role for teachers in educational research

Educational research

Educational research refers to a variety of methods, in which individuals evaluate different aspects of education including but not limited to: “student learning, teaching methods, teacher training, and classroom dynamics”....

 and curriculum

Curriculum

See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...

 development. He was a founder member of the Centre for Applied Research in Education (CARE) at the University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia

The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...

.

He was educated at St Andrews University in Scotland.

Stenhouse was particularly influential during the 1960s and 1970s. He helped to develop innovative classwork for secondary school

Secondary school

Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 pupils through the Schools Council Humanities Project. He also served as the President of the British Educational Research Association

British Educational Research Association

The British Educational Research Association is an association dedicated to promoting a researching culture within the academic field, and informing guidance on policy and practice within the field. They provide a forum for academic discussion through holding conferences, disseminating material,...

(BERA).

Works

• An Introduction to Curriculum Research and Development (1975)
• Authority, Education and Emancipation (1983)
• Research as a Basis for Teaching: Readings from the Work of Lawrence Stenhouse (1985)