Collaboration between Work, Research and Education
The collaboration is serving in the following areas, at the college and in the country or continent.
Individual support, e.g.
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Finding a clarity of self (self-realisation or who you are) in the life of your organisation,
community, or society
Community-group’s support, e.g.
•connecting the group’s activities to the wider discourse in the systems they belong
•building the understanding to engage positive social constructions
Academic work, e.g.
•use of told, guided, induced, or gathered stories
•determining research parameters and identifying the issues
•doing research interviews
•gaining confidence in the use of research tools
•exercising thought and generating themes
•developing analyses – particularly identifying relevance, significance, issues, etc
•writing a dissertation/thesis
Civil society engagement, e.g.
•stimulating shared understanding and a more coherent set of responses
Beneficiaries include
•Human resources’ managers
•Conflict resolution and peace mediation services
•Family-centred projects
•Representatives on statutory boards and councils
•Community-engaged, local congregations
•Human rights workers
•Health-sector projects
•Social care providers
•Policy offices and local leadership networks
•Students, researchers and academics
•Colleges and learning centres
Central campus activity, e.g.
•Formal teaching on narrative research
•collaborative study sessions at the college where students, scholars and practitioners meet each other, explore common grounds, conduct collaborative research, or advance their individual particular insights.
