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Journaling and Self-Study in an International Research Collective

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Pages 64-80 | Received 23 Jul 2014, Accepted 25 Jan 2015, Published online: 05 Mar 2015
 

Abstract

Drawing from the theoretical foundations of reflective teaching, culturally responsive education, social constructivism, and self-study, this collaborative self-study investigates the role of an interactive online journal in an international research collective. Each from a different country, the authors came together through a common interest in the “philosophy for children Hawai'i” approach to education and designed an online platform for journaling together. The overall objectives of the study are to examine how interactive online journaling influences international collaboration, individual research interests and goals, and personal and professional development. To analyze their journal the authors use an applied self-study research methodology that is self-initiated, improvement-aimed, and communicative. The findings reveal how journaling can create an international commons, deepen inquiry in the research process, and foster a culturally responsive approach to international collaboration. The discussion explores the impact of the authors' relationships and roles on their joint production of knowledge and elaborates the usefulness of collaborative technologies in reducing face-to-face tensions often experienced in cross-cultural collaboration. The authors explain how community, philosophical inquiry, and reflection in the context of online journaling proved to be powerful tools for culturally responsive researchers who wish to construct their own understandings of what it means to be a part of an international research collective.

Bitácora y self-study en una investigación colectiva internacional

Considerando como punto de partida los fundamentos teóricos de base respecto de la enseñanza reflexiva, educación culturalmente responsable, constructivismo social y self study, este autoestudio colaborativo indaga el rol de la bitácora interactiva en una investigación internacional colectiva. Los autores, provenientes de distintos países, comparten un interés común por el enfoque educativo del la filosofía para niños en Hawai'i, crean una plataforma online para registrar de manera conjunta sus experiencias. Los objetivos se orientaron a examinar de qué manera el registro en línea en una bitácora afecta los processo de colaboracion internacional, los intereses y propósitos individuales, así como el desarrollo personal y profesional. Para el análisis de las bitácoras, los autores consideraron las orientaciones propias de la metodología del self-study, es decir, autoiniciado, enfocado a la mejora y comunicado. Los hallazgos revelan como el registro en una bitácora puede crear un sentido en común compartido, profundizar la indagación en el proceso de investigación, así como promover un enfoque culturalmente sensible a la colaboración internacional. La discusión explora el impacto de las relaciones y roles de los autores sobre su producción conjunta de conocimiento y explica la utilidad de las tecnologías colaborativas para reducir las tensiones de las relaciones cara a cara frecuentemente experimentas en la colaboración intercultural. Los autores explican cómo la comunidad, indagación filosófica y la reflexión en el contexto de una bitácora virtual demostraron ser herramientas poderosas para investigadores culturalmente responsables que quieren construir su propia compresión acerca de lo que significa ser parte de un colectivo de investigación internacional.

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