Co-Constructing Knowledge between Research and School Practice: Qualitative Approaches in Two German Research Projects

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Saturday 7:45 am - Gold 4

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

The symposium explores recent advancements in practice-oriented empirical educational research in Germany. The objective is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration within academic disciplines, closer research-practice cooperation, and strong support from educational policy and administration. This session presents three methodological innovations, each demonstrated through empirical applications in German educational research projects. These innovations include participatory social network analysis within nine multi-professional collaborative school networks, participatory focus groups involving approximately 130 teachers and administrators, and the methodological approach of meta-reflection, which was piloted with teachers from six German high schools. Despite the specific conditions of the German school system, the symposium facilitates multi-perspective international dialogue on participatory qualitative research settings to foster mutual learning and methodological development.

Sub Unit

• Division D - Measurement and Research Methodologies / Division D - Section 3: Qualitative Methodologies

Chair

• Gabriele Maria Weigand, University of Education Karlsruhe

Papers

• Participatory Social Network Analysis: Methodological Reflections on Co-constructive Knowledge Production in Multi-professional School Networks - Mirjam Maier-Roeseler, University of Education Karlsruhe; Mariella A. Winter, Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe

• Focus Groups as Sites for Reflection and Dialogue between Research, Practice, and Educational Administration - Anne Bödicker, Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe; Gabriele Maria Weigand, University of Education Karlsruhe

• Meta-Reflection as a Strategy for Research and Professionalization in the Collaboration between Research and Practice - Corinna Maulbetsch, University of Education - Heidelberg; Mirjam Maier-Roeseler, University of Education Karlsruhe

Session Organizer

• Mirjam Maier-Roeseler, University of Education Karlsruhe

Discussants

• Christian Fischer, University of Münster

• Miriam Vock, University of Potsdam