Research‐capacity building, professional learning and the social practices of educational research
Research‐capacity building, professional learning and the social practices of educational research
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研究能力建设、专业学习和教育研究的社会实践
DOI:
10.1080/01411920701582447
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Chris Taylor
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作者:
G. Rees;S. Baron;Ruth Boyask;Chris Taylor
There have been numerous attempts in the past few years within education research—and social science research more generally—to alter the character of research practice(s). In particular, there has been a systematic effort to address perceived shortcomings in research practice through a series of ‘research‐capacity building’ initiatives, aimed at the restructuring of professional learning. In this article the authors explore empirically the ways in which different modes of professional learning are implicated in the social practices of education research. These considerations lead to the conclusion that the currently dominant approaches to research‐capacity building are based on an underestimation of the difficulties in influencing the professional learning of educational researchers significantly and, thereby, changing the practices of educational research. More realistic expectations of these forms of research‐capacity building, in turn, suggest the need to develop alternative approaches that acknowledg...