Reaching beyond Disciplines through Collaboration: Academics' Learning in a National Multidisciplinary Research Programme

Autor/inn/en	Karlsson, Jan; Anderberg, Elsie; Booth, Shirley; Odenrick, Per; Christmansson, Marita
Titel	Reaching beyond Disciplines through Collaboration: Academics' Learning in a National Multidisciplinary Research Programme
Quelle	In: Journal of Workplace Learning, 20 (2008) 2, S.98-113 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-5626
DOI	10.1108/13665620810852269
Schlagwörter	Learning Theories; Research and Development; Cooperation; Learning Processes; Foreign Countries; Researchers; Work Environment; Professional Development; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Forschung und Entwicklung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Learning process; Lernprozess; Ausland; Researcher; Forscher; Arbeitsmilieu; Schweden
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse and describe the learning that takes place in the interaction between academics from different disciplines and perspectives in collaboration with practitioners. Design/methodology/approach: The research draws on theories of learning that view it in relation to context, where the most significant features of the learning process concern discerning new aspects of a phenomenon. The study focuses on the workplace learning of researchers in a multidisciplinary programme at the National Institute for Working Life in Sweden (NIWL). Data was collected from semi-structured interviews. In the analysis the learning experienced was discerned by identifying how the participants spoke of developing and changing in their work as researchers. Findings: The investigation identified five categories of learning of the academics in the multidisciplinary research programme, namely: deepened awareness of perspectives and concepts; practical development; new awareness of one's competences and professional learning process; flexible professionalism and practical usefulness; insights into research and development processes. Practical implications: The study contributes to an increased understanding of how knowledge production and academics' workplace learning is constituted in multidisciplinary contexts and research programmes involving practitioners from outside academia. Originality/value: In organising and supporting learning and knowledge exchange in inter- or multidisciplinary research programmes with (or without) practitioners, it is essential to be aware of the importance of relational and contextual implications for academics' learning processes. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10