Exploring a practice theoretical tool-kit approach for studying professional and organisational learning processes
A pragmatist interpretation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21458780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roddy Walker (0000-0002-0838-0672, Aarhus University, corresponding author), Anders Buch (0000-0002-6270-4949, VIA University College) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 248-265 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Continuing Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0158-037X • E-ISSN: 1470-126X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0158037x.2024.2333260 |
| OpenAlex | W4393274368 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
This article conceptually explores different practice theoretical vantage points in empirical studies of professional and organisational learning processes. Through an ethnographic study of a management development program in Denmark, possibilities and limitations of three different practice-theoretical approaches are considered. Firstly, learning processes are examined as professional identity formation through participation in the community of practice around the development program. Next, Schatzki’s practice-theoretical approach is applied, focusing on management as situated work practice. A third approach focusing on persons’ learning paths in professional and organisational practices is considered: Ole Dreier's concept of person is discussed as a further development of practice theories in line with Schatzki’s thinking. The article explores the epistemological and ontological stances taken by the three practice theories in relation to the study of learning processes. A pragmatist interpretation of a ‘tool-kit’ approach to operationalising different practice theoretical approaches in alliance is developed, considering how this can generate constructive analytical tensions for exploring and understanding learning processes
Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Knowledge management · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Pragmatism · Professional development · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Management and Organizational Studies · Organizational Learning and Leadership · Philosophy · Psychology
Pragmatist Methodological Relationalism in Sociological Understanding of Evolving Human Culture
Data Analysis in Qualitative Research
Social Practices
Abductive Analysis
Inference to the Best Explanation
Re-Embedding Situatedness
Peripheral Vision
A practice theory perspective on learning
Questions of Practice in Philosophy and Social Theory
The Site of the Social
Beyond Realism and Antirealism
Reassembling the Social
Situated Learning
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |