search

Advanced Search

Ariadne Pfad:

Inhalt

details

Title
Knowledge 'transfer' as sociocultural and sociomaterial practice. Immigrants expanding engineering practices in Canada
Author
SourceEuropean journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 11 (2020) 3, S. 383-397 ZDB
Document  (437 KB)
License of the document Lizenz-Logo 
Keywords (German)
sub-discipline
Document typeArticle (journal)
ISSN2000-7426; 20007426
LanguageEnglish
Year of creation
review statusPeer-Reviewed
Abstract (English):Research on migration and knowledge transfer predominantly focuses on expatriate and return migrants, who are acclaimed for transferring knowledge from the west to the rest of the world. Not only does the literature reinforce the west as the epistemic centre, but it conjures a realist image of knowledge as an objective thing. To interrupt these images, this paper examines the knowledge transfer experiences of 22 immigrant engineers in Canada. Theoretically, it posits knowledge transfer as an effect of immigrants’ enrolment in sociocultural and sociomaterial practices within professions. Empirically, it pinpoints three ways in which immigrants help expand engineering practices, i.e., assembling knowledge, mobilizing the capacity of learning to learn, and negotiating being and becoming. The process of transfer, as accounted by research respondents, is enabled through access to epistemic and boundary objects, reception of peer professionals, and the rise of (niche) needs. The paper draws on a narrative case study. (DIPF/Orig.)
other articles of this journal
Statistics
Checksums
Date of publication27.11.2020
CitationShan, Hongxia: Knowledge 'transfer' as sociocultural and sociomaterial practice. Immigrants expanding engineering practices in Canada - In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 11 (2020) 3, S. 383-397 - URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-210945 - DOI: 10.25656/01:21094; 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.ojs1476
export files

share content at social platforms