Teacher Education's Challenge of Changing Research Relationships With Schools

• In Event: Building Relationships With School Partners and University Faculty to Enhance Teacher Preparation

Abstract

Globally teacher education (TE) is challenged to change relationships with schools and teachers and become more collaborative in teaching and research. This international study examined how knowledge is developed, shared and used when school and Higher Education (HE) partners create research networks in contexts of master’s programs for in-service teachers. These knowledge processes were studied from a social network perspective and compared in two TE contexts. During 10 months this mixed method study obtained two school networks, 36 personal networks, and 36 individual logs and interviews. Cross-case analyses provide insight in social network structures, interpersonal relationships, and knowledge processes among HE and school partners as well as challenges in developing closer research relationships in TE.

Authors

• Frank Cornelissen, University of Cambridge

• Yi-Hwa Liou, National Taipei University of Education

• Alan J. Daly, University of California - San Diego

• Jacqueline Van Swet, Fontys University of Applied Science

• Douwe Beijaard, Eindhoven University of Technology

• Theo C.M. Bergen, Radboud University Nijmegen

• Esther T. Canrinus, University of Oslo