Noting the ever-increasing encroachment of discourses and practices from the private sector on public education providers, this paper argues that such organizations exist within competing sets of differences that seek to define and fix the meaning of "education" and "business". We report on fieldwork conducted in an adult education college in…

Describes the contemporary context of collaborative research and explores the experiences of a partnership between the University of Technology-Sydney (Australia) and the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Concludes that collaboration should not be idealized, building relationships is an ongoing process, and reflexive processes…