Knowledge ‘transfer’ as sociocultural and sociomaterial practice
Immigrants expanding engineering practices in Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21866966 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hongxia Shan (0000-0003-3286-9870, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 383-397 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2000-7426 • E-ISSN: 2000-7426 |
| Publisher | Linköping University Electronic Press (PUBLISHER • SE) |
| DOI | 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.ojs1476 |
| OpenAlex | W3080880407 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 30 |
Research on migration and knowledge transfer predominantly focuses on expatriate and return migrants, who are acclaimed for transferring knowledge from the west to the rest of the world. Not only does the literature reinforce the west as the epistemic centre, but it conjures a realist image of knowledge as an objective thing. To interrupt these images, this paper examines the knowledge transfer experiences of 22 immigrant engineers in Canada. Theoretically, it posits knowledge transfer as an effect of immigrants’ enrolment in sociocultural and sociomaterial practices within professions. Empirically, it pinpoints three ways in which immigrants help expand engineering practices, i.e., assembling knowledge, mobilizing the capacity of learning to learn, and negotiating being and becoming. The process of transfer, as accounted by research respondents, is enabled through access to epistemic and boundary objects, reception of peer professionals, and the rise of (niche) needs. The paper draws on a narrative case study
Expatriate · Immigration · Knowledge management · Knowledge transfer · Narrative · Negotiation · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Learning Practices · Innovative Education and Learning Practices
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |