TY - JOUR
T1 - A bottom-up strategy for establishment of EER in three Nordic countries
T2 - the role of networks
AU - Edström, Kristina
AU - Kolmos, Anette
AU - Malmi, Lauri
AU - Bernhard, Jonte
AU - Andersson, Pernille
PY - 2018/3/4
Y1 - 2018/3/4
N2 - This paper investigates the emergence of an engineering education research (EER) community in three Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland and Sweden. First, an overview of the current state of Nordic EER authorship is produced through statistics on international publication. Then, the history of EER and its precursor activities is described in three national narratives. These national storylines are tied together in a description of recent networking activities, aiming to strengthen the EER communities on the Nordic level. Taking these three perspectives together, and drawing on concepts from community of practice theory, network theory and learning network theory, we discuss factors behind the differences in the countries, and draw some conclusions about implications for networking activities in a heterogeneous community. Further, we discuss the role of networks for affording a joint identity.
AB - This paper investigates the emergence of an engineering education research (EER) community in three Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland and Sweden. First, an overview of the current state of Nordic EER authorship is produced through statistics on international publication. Then, the history of EER and its precursor activities is described in three national narratives. These national storylines are tied together in a description of recent networking activities, aiming to strengthen the EER communities on the Nordic level. Taking these three perspectives together, and drawing on concepts from community of practice theory, network theory and learning network theory, we discuss factors behind the differences in the countries, and draw some conclusions about implications for networking activities in a heterogeneous community. Further, we discuss the role of networks for affording a joint identity.
KW - Engineering education research
KW - Nordic engineering education research
KW - community building
KW - network theory
KW - research networks
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U2 - 10.1080/03043797.2016.1190956
DO - 10.1080/03043797.2016.1190956
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0304-3797
VL - 43
SP - 219
EP - 234
JO - European Journal of Engineering Education
JF - European Journal of Engineering Education
IS - 2
ER -