Mitä ihmettä tälläkin taas tarkoitetaan! – Monialainen yhteistyö kasvatus- ja opetussekä sosiaali- ja terveysalan asiantuntijoiden vaihtelevissa diskursseissa
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Inter- or transdisciplinary collaboration is a form of collaboration that crosses disciplinary, professional and organizational boundaries. However, the interpretation of the concept varies significantly between different organizations, which has led to varying practices. This study examines how different ways of talking about transdisciplinary collaboration build reality and practices in public sector organizations. The e-survey data was from employees working in early childhood education, preschool and primary education in public sector in Finland (n = 2787). As a result of discourse analysis of open-ended questions, transdisciplinary collaboration is structured mainly as an activity between employees, leaving for the family and child a role as the target of collaboration. Our research aims to bring a complementary perspective to the conceptual discussion about multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration in Finland, which still needs structuring and refinement, especially in terms of concrete methods of operation and joint goal determination.
Source: Hallinnon Tutkimus
DOI: 10.37450/ht.148451
Institutions: University of Jyväskylä, Häme University of Applied Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410142676