The flow of ideas, constructs and innovations across boundaries.
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Developing a Cross-Disciplinary Framework for Collaborative Research in Multi- and Intercultural Education
Patrick Dillon (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Stina Hacklin (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Ritva Kantelinen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Sirpa Kokko (University of Helsinki, Finland), Tarja Kröger (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Raisa Simola (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), Teemu Valtonen (University of Eastern Finland, Finland), and Mikko Vesisenaho (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Copyright: © 2014
|Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6046-5.ch044
Abstract
This chapter sets out an approach to professional development and team building in a newly established faculty in a Finnish university. A method is given for mapping the academic and professional experiences of eight faculty members across disciplinary boundaries to arrive at a cross-disciplinary framework for collaborative research in multi- and intercultural education. Building cumulatively on faculty members' expertise, the mapping revealed three interconnected themes as a basis for collaborative research: boundary transactions between knowledge, skill, and language; boundary objects as representations and carriers of culture; and technological mediation of boundary encounters. A collectively agreed position statement is given for each of the themes along with a discussion of associated pedagogical ideas.