Narrative encounters of pedagogic partnership, and the development of collegial capital in higher education
Journal of Professional Capital and Community
; 2022.
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in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-2191558
ABSTRACT
PurposeThe study explores the relational encounters of five higher education tutors and programme leaders, working in collaboration across contrasting institutions one, a modern, civic university in the Global North, and the other, a parastatal institution in the Global South. The purpose of the study is to deepen the understanding of evolving collegiality within a transnational partnership, stimulated by the COVID-19 pandemic related shift to online teaching and learning.Design/methodology/approachThe inquiry is informed conceptually by the concept of narrative encounter as a site of learning, with inductive, meta-analysis undertaken across our individual reflective narratives.FindingsThe narratives reveal three emergent themes shared purpose, shared responsibility - through focus, routinised dialogue and concreteness;collective and individual risk-taking - through negotiated decision-making;and trust in self and in peers - through reciprocity, caring, duality and building on stable practices.Research limitations/implicationsThe data from which this paper is developed and its related central thesis of collegial capital are limited and partial. However, when agility within higher education partnerships is at a premium, this paper is a useful touchstone for further reflection.Originality/valueThe paper seeks to further the concept of collegiality and collegial capital, a dialogical affordance which enabled the partnership to build on previous collaborative successes.
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Journal of Professional Capital and Community
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2022
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