Unpacking the Backstage of a European Educational Research Project: Profknow – Professional Knowledge in Education and Health
Author(s):
Gun-Britt Wärvik Fernando Hernández
rita foss lindblad
Evie Zambeta Ingolfur Johannesson
Conference:
ECER 2008
Network:
23. Policy Studies and Politics of Education
Format:
Symposium

Session Information

23 SES 10B, Unpacking the Backstage of a European Educational Research Project: Profknow – Professional Knowledge in Education and Health

Symposium

Time:
2008-09-12
14:45-16:15
Room:
B1 114
Chair:
Ingolfur Asgeir Johannesson
Discussant:
Michael F D Young

Contribution

Chair: Ingólfur Ásgeir Jóhannesson, University of Akureyri Discussant: Johann Muller, University of Capetown In this symposium we bring together researchers participating in a European Union research project on professional knowledge in restructuring welfare state institutions in Europe (PROFKNOW). From 2004 to the end of 2007 eight European universities were engaged in a collaborative effort to investigate the work and life of professionals in education and health care in times of institutional restructuring of the welfare state. The work of almost 30 researchers from different parts of Europe is now in a process of research communication based on research reports available at www.profknow.net. Here we will present reflections on our research project in different ways: 1. Comparing contexts across nations: on the politics of comparative research and globalisation 2. Gender issues in an era of educational restructuring 3. Comparing discourses of professionalism in teaching and nursing 4. Theoretical and methodological issues in research communication and globalisation This symposium is recognising the impact of Fernando Hernandez and his colleagues at the University of Barcelona, in its development. However, the current organising are taking full responsibility for the mistakes in the current version.

Method

The current study is based on comparative studies in seven countries using policy discourses, ethnographies and life histories in fourteen multicultural urban sites, and surveys to 8 800 nurses and teachers. The reflections presented here are based on notes from consortium meetings plus analyses of research reports and other research texts and materials from the projects

Expected Outcomes

We are presenting conclusions on gender issues and governance - comparing nursing and teaching in different national contexts and predominant discourses. This is combined with reflections on international comparisons and globalisation, underlining the importance of reflexivity in research cooperation in a European Educational Research Area (EERA)

References

Profknow reports: Norrie, C., and Goodson, I.. A literature review of welfare state restructuring in education and health care in European contexts. Report 1 from the Profknow project. www.profknow.net Beach, D (Ed) (2005): Welfare State Restructuring in Education and Health Care:Implications for the Teaching and Nursing Professions and their Professional Knowledge. Report No 2 from the Profknow project. www.profknow.net Sohlberg, Peter; Magdalena Czaplicka, Sverker Lindblad, Jarmo Houtsonen, , Jörg Müller, Mark Morgan, Gun-Britt Wärvik, Maeve Dupont, Karl Kitching (2007): professional expertise under restructuring: comparative studies of education and health care. Report No 3 from the Profknow project. (www.profknow.net) Müller, Jörg ; Fernando Hernández, Juana Sancho, Amalia Creus, Max Muntadas, Verónica Larrain, Xavier Giro European Schoolteachers work and life under restructuring: Professional experiences, knowledge and expertise in changing context. Report No 4 from the Profknow Project. www.profknow.net Toni Kosonen and Jarmo Houtsonen, University of Joensuu: European Nurses’ Life and Work under Restructuring: Professional Experiences, Knowledge and Expertise in Changing Contexts. Report No 5 from the Profknow project. (www.profknow.net) Goodson, Ivor & Sverker Lindblad (Eds): Crossprofessional Studies on Nursing and Teaching in Europe. Manus to report No 6 from the Profknow project. (To be published at www.profknow.net)

Author Information

Gun-Britt Wärvik
Gothenburg University
Education
Gothenburg
186
Fernando Hernández
University of Barcelona
Art Education and Visual Culture
Barcelona
65
rita foss lindblad
university of gothenburg
education
Gothenburg
186
Evie Zambeta
University of Athens
Early Childhood Education
Athens
85
Ingolfur Johannesson
University of Akureyri, Iceland

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