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Collaborative Research, Knowledge and Emergence

Zittoun, Tania ; Baucal, Aleksandar ; Cornish, Flora ; Gillespie, Alex

In: Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 2007, vol. 41, no. 2, p. 208-217

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    Title
    • Collaborative Research, Knowledge and Emergence
    Author
    • Zittoun, Tania. Institut de psychologie et éducation, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université de Neuchâtel, Louis Agassiz 1, CH-2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
    • Baucal, Aleksandar. Department of Psychology, University of Belgrade, Cika Ljubina 18-20, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
    • Cornish, Flora. School of Nursing, Midwifery and Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, G4 0BA, Glasgow, UK
    • Gillespie, Alex. Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, Stirling, UK
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    Language
    • English
    Published in
    • Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 2007, vol. 41, no. 2, p. 208-217. Springer-Verlag
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    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:321609
    Summary
    We use the notion of emergence to consider the sorts of knowledge that can be produced in a collaborative research project. The notion invites us to see collaborative work as a developmental dynamic system in which various changes constantly occur. Among these we examine two sorts of knowledge that can be produced: scientific knowledge, and collaborative knowledge. We argue that collaborative knowledge can enable researchers to reflectively monitor their collaborative project, so as to encourage its most productive changes. On the basis of examples taken from this special issue, we highlight four modes of producing collaborative knowledge and discuss the possible uses of such knowledge