Susan Whatman is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Professional Studies and the Doctor of Education HDR program director at Griffith University, Australia.

Jane Wilkinson is Professor in Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia.

Mervi Kaukko is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education and Culture, Tampere University, Finland.

Gørill Warvik Vedeler is Head of Research at the Department of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education, Faculty of Education and International Studies, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.

Levon Ellen Blue is a Senior Lecturer at the Carumba Institute at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Kristin Elaine Reimer is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia.

The authors explore the role of educational research in uncertain, risky times. Theoretical arguments and empirical examples of the in-situ development of research practices in Australia, Canada, Finland and Norway are provided, arising from reflection upon and dialogue about researching practices with particular groups.