Transnational Communities of Practice
Their Development, Operation, and Contribution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21611348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meredith Tharapos (0000-0001-8456-5671, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, corresponding author), Brendan O’Connell (0000-0001-6152-7162, RMIT University), Brendan T O’Connell (RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 299-317 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Studies in International Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1028-3153 • E-ISSN: 1552-7808 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1028315320964314 |
| OpenAlex | W3092735861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
Critical to the successful maintenance and survival of a transnational education partnership is the role of faculty. Our study documents the operational and social relationships between faculty teaching transnationally. Through interviews and observation, we find that informal communities of practice (CoP) spontaneously evolve, serving to improve faculty’s teaching and learning practice while in situ. The key to CoP effectiveness is members’ cultural intelligence and adoption of a reflective practice. These findings have significant implications for university internationalization practices. CoP should be nurtured and encouraged to develop organically in a transnational environment, and formally supported by university systems and processes. Furthermore, we recommend universities facilitate development of faculty cross-cultural capabilities. Our study contributes to international education and CoP literature through its rich and detailed portrayal of the development and operation of CoP, and mapped member participation, in a culturally distant situated learning environment
Business · Community of practice · Faculty Development · General partnership · Higher education · International education · Internationalization · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional development · Public relations · Situated · Situated learning · Sociology · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Reflective Practices in Education
Critiquing theories of learning and communities of practice
Readme First for a User's Guide to Qualitative Methods
Communities of Practice
Changing Practices, Changing Education
Transnational Education Remodeled
Limits to Communities of Practice
The Internationalization of Higher Education
Cigars on the flight-deck
Situated Learning
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |