Learning from one another in a research-practice partnership: Boundary spanning and boundary work

Etan Cohen

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Abstract

Research-practice partnerships (RPPs) aim to mediate meaningful learning among scholars and practitioners, by inviting them to collaborate. Some scholars have conceptualized the learning opportunities generated by the RPP approach as sociocultural boundary work, with RPPs leading to transformative learning that disrupts stagnant routines and upends unjust hierarchies. This chapter draws on ethnographic and discourse analysis methods to explore the types of learning mediated by boundary work in the LAB RPP, a partnership between two higher education institutions and several schools. The findings indicate this type of learning is not always transformative. At times, encounters with the other can mediate more modest forms of learning, such as reflection and coordination.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResearch-Practice Partnerships in Education
Subtitle of host publicationPractitioner-Researcher Collaboration in the Israeli Context
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages159-175
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9781040348703
ISBN (Print)9781032741604
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2025
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 selection and editorial matter, Linor L. Hadar and Hadar Baharav; individual chapters, the contributors.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences

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