Professionals deal with complex problems which require working with
the expertise of others, but being able to collaborate
resourcefully with others is an additional form of expertise. This
book draws on a series of research studies to explain what is
involved in the new concept of working relationally across
practices. It demonstrates how spending time building common
knowledge between different professions aids collaboration. The
core concept is relational agency, which can arise between
practitioners who work together on a complex task: whether
reconfiguring the trajectory of a vulnerable child or developing a
piece of computer software. Common knowledge, which captures the
motives and values of each profession, is essential for the
exercise of relational agency and contributing to and working with
the common knowledge of what matters for each profession is a new
form of relational expertise. The book is based on a wide body of
field research including the author's own. It tackles how to
research expert practices using Vygotskian perspectives, and
demonstrates how Cultural Historical and Activity Theory approaches
contribute to how we understand learning, practices and
organisations.
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