On good intentions and the juxtaposition of educational practices

This article offers a reflection on the relationship between theory and practice in education, facilitated through a professional account of an early career researcher graduated from Leeds and living in Mexico. The account briefly narrates the initial experiences and some crucial learning the researcher had whilst completing her PhD degree. She also shares two significant postPhD work experiences which stimulated her critical reflection on how educational practices communicate and influence each other. The description of these experiences leads to a short analysis of the relationship between educational theory and practice, identifying the overlap of practices are a crucial meeting point in this relationship. The latter is helped by the reflection of the author upon the work of Wilfred Carr and Stephen Kemmis, choosing a few ideas from their writings on educational theory and action research to explain her thinking.