About this research strand
This strand focuses on professional learning and change in and through dialogue in organisational settings: schools, hospitals and beyond, addressing current challenges in the UK and globally, relating to policy, practice, theory and methodology. There is a known knowledge gap regarding the translation of new ideas, policies and professional learning outcomes into institutional practice and the barriers to implementation are poorly understood. Research on collaborative practices and professional dialogues in schools and healthcare settings is being undertaken to advance understanding of how, and to what effect, new ideas are understood, evaluated and adapted in organisations, and what processes and mechanisms support or hinder change. The conditions for innovation in risk-averse high accountability systems, now commonplace in education and healthcare in many countries, are also being examined.
Strand Leaders
Riikka Hofmann (with others including Sara Hennessy).
