Joanna Swann is a Popperian philosopher of learning and method, known internationally for her innovative theoretical and practical explorations of the implications of evolutionary epistemology for teaching and education research. Formerly a Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton, UK, she is now a freelance author. John Pratt is Emeritus Professor of the Centre for Institutional Studies at the University of East London, UK, and Visiting Professor at the University of Brighton, UK.

'...many research students might find this lively plurality of personal viewpoints a more engaging entry into discussions of methodology than dry synopses of allegedly mutually-exclusive paradigms that capture little of the passion and energy that inspire adherents.'   Volume 53, Number 4