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dc.contributor.authorSymons, Christine
dc.contributor.authorAlmberg, Leslie
dc.contributor.authorGoh, Elson
dc.contributor.authorMcGowan, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:39:45Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:39:45Z
dc.date.created2013-03-25T20:00:58Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationSymons, Christine and Almberg, Leslie and Goh, Elson and McGowan, Judy (2012). The potency of interdisciplinary collaboration to empower constructive dissenters, in Brown, N. and Jones S. M. and Adam, A. (ed), Research and Development in Higher Education: Connections in Higher Education, Jul 2-5 2012, pp. 309–316. Hobart, Tasmania: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Inc.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40119
dc.description.abstract

Highly regulated work environments for academics, where workloads are pre-determined and then enforced through accepted norms of behaviour within departments, can work to suppress organic collaborative partnerships, which may arise out of need or unexpected opportunities. As a result of restrictive work practices where the status quo is often preserved, some academics who wish to engage in more purposeful, innovative teaching and learning practices find themselves as outsiders within their own disciplines. They become, in effect, principled or constructive dissenters. This paper contends that a Community of Practice (CoP) may provide a purposeful environment for constructive dissenters and suggests three broad conditions in which such a community might thrive. These conditions are voluntary membership, a facilitated informal network and interdisciplinary collaboration. We examine the positive impact this CoP has had on our intrinsic motivation, enthusiasm for work, and outcomes for students.

dc.publisherHigher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Inc
dc.relation.urihttp://www.herdsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/conference/2012/HERDSA_2012_Symons.pdf
dc.subjectconstructive dissent
dc.subjectcommunities of practice
dc.subjectInterdisciplinary collaboration
dc.titleThe Potency of Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Empower Constructive Dissenters
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.issn1441 001X
dcterms.source.titleResearch and Development in Higher Education: Connections in Higher Education. Refereed Papers from the 35th HERDSA Annual International Conference
dcterms.source.seriesResearch and Development in Higher Education: Connections in Higher Education. Refereed Papers from the 35th HERDSA Annual International Conference
dcterms.source.conference35th HERDSA Annual International Conference
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateJul 2 2012
dcterms.source.conferencelocationHobart, Tasmania
dcterms.source.placeMilperra, NSW
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