ERIC Number: EJ1137872
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Mar
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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Investigating Knowledge Exchange amongst School Teachers, University Teacher Educators and Industry Partners
Maher, Damian; Schuck, Sandy; Perry, Rachel
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v42 n3 Article 5 p73-90 Mar 2017
This article reports on a study in which teachers, university teacher educators and a software company formed a learning community which provided a mechanism for knowledge exchange regarding pedagogical approaches using mobile technologies. The study employed an interpretivist methodology. The findings indicated that the collaboration promoted reflection on practice and facilitated development of innovative pedagogies. All partners benefited through this knowledge exchange: the teachers developed new approaches and ways of thinking about teaching; the teacher educators gained insights informing their practice and feedback on theory-practice alignment; and the industry partner derived insights on how to support other schools in technology knowledge exchange.
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, School Business Relationship, College Faculty, Teachers, Industry, Communities of Practice, Information Dissemination, Teaching Methods, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Partnerships in Education, Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Observation, Interviews, Focus Groups
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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