A Democratic Community of Practice: Unpicking All Those Words

Autor/inn/en	DePalma, Renee; Teague, Laura
Titel	A Democratic Community of Practice: Unpicking All Those Words
Quelle	In: Educational Action Research, 16 (2008) 4, S.441-456 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-0792
Schlagwörter	Program Proposals; Researchers; Teaching Methods; Teachers; Higher Education; Cooperation; Action Research; Elementary Schools; Foreign Countries; Participatory Research; Research and Development; Theory Practice Relationship; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Researcher; Forscher; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Co-operation; Kooperation; Projektforschung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Ausland; Forschungstätigkeit; Forschung und Entwicklung; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Großbritannien
Abstract	The "No Outsiders" research consortium draws upon the Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) notion of a community of practice with a shared focus on "researching approaches to sexualities equality in primary schools". While the word "community", for some, may carry connotations of harmony and even homogeneity, the project proposal anticipated that much of the project development would emerge from "dissensus", rather than consensus. In this paper two participants, the senior researcher and a teacher-researcher, will analyse themes that have emerged through web-based and email discussions among participants over the course of a year focusing on negotiating these kinds of hierarchical relationships among teacher-researchers and university researchers. Rather than providing guidelines for establishing and maintaining a democratic community of practice, we examine the complexities inherent in the process. We argue that the negotiation process itself is a crucial aspect of collaboration, and recommend resisting the temptation to expect these negotiations to minimize dissent and reach compromise. (Contains 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10