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Teachers’ professional transformation in teacher-researcher collaborative didactic development projects in Sweden and Finland

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ID21600873
AuthorsAnette Olin (0000-0001-6488-7438, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Michaela Pörn (0000-0002-9354-1230, Åbo Akademi University)
Year2023
Volume31
Issue4
Pages821-838
Publication date2023-08-08
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Action Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0965-0792 • E-ISSN: 1747-5074
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09650792.2021.2004904
OpenAlexW3216588250
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited19

To what extent can teachers’ involvement in knowledge-producing activities be enhanced through collaboration with researchers? This article reports on two teacher-researcher collaborative didactic development projects in Sweden and Finland. By using the theory of practice architectures, the aim is to explore how teachers’ knowledge contribution and participation may be transformed through collaboration in two action research-based projects. Even though the practices of collaboration are different, one aiming for book production and the other for didactic development in the classroom, the findings regarding the teachers’ professional transformation seem to have similarities. The norms of how teachers initially understand themselves are transformed through the collaboration. The teachers start out by stating that they feel unsure of their own capacity, but through collaboration they start to see themselves as knowledge producers when they understand the value of their contribution of knowing-in-action. The teachers’ professional transformation is made possible through time given and the set-up of collaboration through dialogues. As the teachers develop agency in the collaborative process of producing knowledge with the researchers, the relationships of power and solidarity change. The findings contribute to the research field emphasising teachers’ important role in knowledge production and practice development processes

Action research · Faculty Development · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional development · Sociology · Solidarity · Teacher education · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Computer Science · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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Citations per year2
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Highly citedNo

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