Knowledge creation in education

Abstract

This book arises from research conducted through Singapore's National Institute of Education on such topics as integrating knowledge building pedagogies into Singaporean classrooms, with both students and teachers across school levels, from primary schools to high schools. Additionally, international scholars contribute research on theories of knowledge creation, methodological foundations of research on knowledge creation, knowledge creation pedagogies in classrooms and knowledge creation work involving educators. The book is organized in two sections. Section A focuses on theoretical, technological and methodological issues, where sources of justification for claims are predominantly theories and extant literature, although empirical evidence is used extensively in one chapter. Section B reports knowledge creation practices in schools, with teachers, students or both; the key sources of justification for claims are predominantly empirical evidence and narratives of experience. The editors assert that schools should focus on developing students' capacity and disposition in knowledge creation work; at the same time, leaders and teachers alike should continue to develop their professional knowledge as a community. In the knowledge building vernacular, the chapters are knowledge artifacts - artifacts that not only document the findings of the editors and authors, but that also mediate future advancement in this area of research work. The ultimate aim of the book is to inspire new ideas, and to illuminate the path for researchers of similar interest in knowledge creation in education. FORWARD -- 1. Introduction -- SECTION A: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR KNOWLEDGE CREATION -- 2. Perspectives of Knowledge Creation and Implications for Education.-3. Knowledge Building and Knowledge Creation: One Concept, Two Hills to Climb -- 4. Trialogical Approach for Knowledge Creation -- 5. Harnessing Emerging Technologies to Build the Next Generation of Knowledge Creation Platform for School Students -- 6. Statistical Discourse Analysis of Online Discussions: Informal Cognition, Social Metacognition and Knowledge Creation -- 7. Creating Knowledge -- Commentary on Section A -- SECTION B: KNOWLEDGE CREATION PEDAGOGIES IN PRACTICE -- 8. Designing the Situation for Pervasive Knowledge Building: Future School Experiences -- 9. From Problem-based Learning to Knowledge Creation -- 10. Knowledge Creation in the Mangle of Practice: Implications for Educators -- 11. Developing Student-Centred Teaching Beliefs through Knowledge Building among Prospective -- 12. Conceptual Shifts Within Problem Spaces for Knowledge Building Practice Within a Teacher Community -- 13. Knowledge Building Pedagogy and Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge -- 14. Teacher Learning in a Professional Learning Team: Of Contradictions and Action Possibilities -- 15. Reflection and Commentary on Knowledge Creation in Practice -- CONCLUSION -- 16. Knowledge Creation in Singapore Schools: Our Journey and Ways Forward.