Investigating knowledge exchange and creation on a practice-based Master’s programme

Reeves, J. (2011) Investigating knowledge exchange and creation on a practice-based Master’s programme. Studies in Higher Education, 36(8), pp. 953-967. (doi: 10.1080/03075079.2010.487558)

Abstract

Continuing emphasis on lifelong learning arguably requires universities to move away from transmissive teaching to pedagogies centred on transforming practice. Whilst the professional learning of established teachers has attracted increased attention, describing processes that bring about changes in the teaching practice of experienced practitioners remains problematic. This article reports on an investigation of knowledge usage and creation on a practice-based postgraduate programme for experienced teachers that combined both schooling and developmental pedagogic strategies. It examines the programme’s operation by describing the activity of the tutors who performed it. The use of a materialist approach to surface the spatio-temporal effects of pedagogic activity showed how the programme provoked reflexivity and the creation of ‘new’ knowledge. This was an integral part of changes in practice across the various spaces the course created. The article argues that viewing pedagogic systems as complex relational practices offers a productive way of illuminating professional learning processes.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Reeves, Dr Jenny
• Authors: Reeves, J.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Creativity Culture and Faith; College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Educational Leadership & Policy
• Journal Name: Studies in Higher Education
• Journal Abbr.: Stud. high. educ.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• ISSN: 0307-5079
• ISSN (Online): 1470-174X