Bridging the Researcher–Practitioner Divide Through Community‐Engaged Action Research: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Exploration

Consistent with recent calls to bridge the research–practice divide in second language acquisition, this article reports on the findings of a collaborative autoethnographic study that we, authors of this article, conducted as critical second language teacher educators. Conducting a series of constru...

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Published in:The Modern language journal (Boulder, Colo.) Colo.), 2022-09, Vol.106 (3), p.547-563
Main Authors: De Costa, Peter I., Gajasinghe, Kasun, Ojha, Laxmi Prasad, Rabie–Ahmed, Amr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action Research
Autobiographies
Autoethnography
Collaboration
collaborative autoethnography
Cooperation
Educational Research
Ethics
Ethnography
Language Acquisition
Language Teachers
Researchers
research–practice gap
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Second language teachers
Teacher Collaboration
Teacher education
Teacher Educators
Teacher Researchers
teacher–research collaboration
Theory Practice Relationship
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Summary:Consistent with recent calls to bridge the research–practice divide in second language acquisition, this article reports on the findings of a collaborative autoethnographic study that we, authors of this article, conducted as critical second language teacher educators. Conducting a series of constructive dialogues among ourselves for a semester, we focused on how our acts of reciprocal reflexivity were characterized by discussions and subsequent actions with our teacher partners located in different parts of the world and working in diverse contexts. Our data, which included reflective journal entries, phenomenological interviews, artefacts, and audio‐recorded group conversations, illustrate how we fostered constructive researcher–practitioner collaborations. These collaborations were mediated within and outside our classroom settings, as we sought to ultimately improve our own pedagogical practices. In contrast to working from an ivory tower and in keeping with our commitment to promoting equitable educational and research practices, our article also demonstrates and problematizes how we conducted our research in an ethical manner when designing, carrying out, and subsequently disseminating our findings to multiple audiences.
ISSN:0026-7902
1540-4781
DOI:10.1111/modl.12796