Tensions in communication— Teachers and academic facilitators in a critical friendship
| Autor: | Marie-Helene Zimmerman Nilsson, Ulrika Sjöberg, Ann-Christine Wennergren |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Sociology and Political Science Process (engineering) business.industry Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050401 social sciences methods 050301 education Context (language use) Interpersonal communication Public relations Friendship 0504 sociology Initial phase Action research business Psychology 0503 education Shut down Courage media_common |
| Zdroj: | Action Research. 16:7-24 |
| ISSN: | 1741-2617 1476-7503 |
| Popis: | This paper concerns the complex relationships between external facilitators and teachers in action research, as they work in a critical friendship to develop interaction in specific ways that open up rather than shut down communication and learning. The aim is to contribute with knowledge about interpersonal communication between academic facilitators and teachers in a development process where the teachers had a lack of influence in the initial phase of the project. The findings reveal that communication in a context of incompatible positions and professional distance did not lead to further communication, whereas communication in a context of confidence, mutual reliance, and challenge opened up possibilities for further dialogue. We identified three aspects affecting communication: absence of ownership of specific problems, trust without relationship, and courage before trust. Implication for the action research community is the importance of making strategies for critical friendship explicit. This assists for teachers to internalize the role. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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