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ERIC Number: EJ1285078
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
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Professional Collaboration in Teacher Support Teams--A Study of Teacher and Nurse Educators' Creative Problem-Solving in a Shared Space for Professional Development
Hontvedt, Magnus; Silseth, Kenneth; Wittek, Line
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v65 n2 p240-257 2021
This paper reports on a study of Teacher Support Teams (TSTs) established to generate peer support and collaboration among teacher and nurse educators at a Norwegian university. In TST groups, educators share experiences from their own teaching practices and support one another in solving work-related problems. By the use of interaction analysis, three types of support were identified: (1) sharing solutions to teaching-related problems, (2) providing personal and emotional support and (3) creative problem-solving. The findings show that the participants' dissimilar professional backgrounds and their positioning as "peers" rather than "experts" functioned as important drivers for creative problem-solving processes.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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