<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper offers a response to Dr Noriyuki Inoue’s article published in this issue of the International Journal for Transformative research, entitled The role of subjectivity in teacher expertise development: Mindfully embracing the “black sheep” of educational research. Inoue freely uses the terms ‘subjectivity’ and ‘objectivity’; but referring to findings from quantum physics and consciousness studies, both of which challenge the view that it is possible to observe a world that exists independently of the observer, I ask whether the Japanese concepts of jikkan and ba actually also suggest that it is not possible to separate and define subjective and objective dimensions of reality.</p></abstract>

This paper offers a response to Dr Noriyuki Inoue’s article published in this issue of the International Journal for Transformative research, entitled The role of subjectivity in teacher expertise development: Mindfully embracing the “black sheep” of educational research. Inoue freely uses the terms ‘subjectivity’ and ‘objectivity’; but referring to findings from quantum physics and consciousness studies, both of which challenge the view that it is possible to observe a world that exists independently of the observer, I ask whether the Japanese concepts of jikkan and ba actually also suggest that it is not possible to separate and define subjective and objective dimensions of reality.

The role of subjectivity: Response to Noriyuki Inoue

Faculty of Education and Theology, Lord Mayor‘s Walk, York YO31 7EX, UK

International Journal for Transformative Research

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This paper offers a response to Dr Noriyuki Inoue’s article published in this issue of the International Journal for Transformative research, entitled The role...

The role of subjectivity: Response to Noriyuki Inoue

Published Online: Aug 06, 2016

Page range: 24 - 28

Received: Apr 01, 2016

Accepted: Jun 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijtr-2016-0004

Keywords
Consciousness, Subjectivity, Objectivity,

© 2016 Joan Walton, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The role of subjectivity: Response to Noriyuki Inoue

Published Online: Aug 06, 2016

Page range: 24 - 28

Received: Apr 01, 2016

Accepted: Jun 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijtr-2016-0004

KeywordsConsciousness, Subjectivity, Objectivity,

© 2016 Joan Walton, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Consciousness, Subjectivity, Objectivity,