From ‘no space’ to ‘scholarly space’: a reflection on the place of scholarship in the third space
This opinion piece utilises our own scholarship journeys and collaborative work as an example to inspire others in the third space to join our commitment to share experiences, values, and theoretical underpinnings of our work beyond the confines of our immediate contexts. Through reflecting on thes...
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This opinion piece utilises our own scholarship journeys and collaborative work as an example to inspire others in the third space to join our commitment to share experiences, values, and theoretical underpinnings of our work beyond the confines of our immediate contexts. Through reflecting on these personal journeys, we present scholarship as a vehicle that can enable those working across boundaries in higher education to contribute to the theoretical and epistemological foundations of their praxis. We argue that a critical contributor to this effect is the increased visibility within our own and surrounding professions. This becomes possible through a wide-ranging concept of scholarship, encompassing outputs from those that are more informal and practice-oriented, through to more traditional, theory-driven accounts. Rather than focusing on the constraints of the third space, we encourage those operating in this liminal space — such as ourselves as learning developers — to take advantage of the possibilities it can afford them. Our scholarship has enhanced our understanding of Learning Development work as theory-informed praxis, an outcome that we hope can be motivational towards the scholarship of other third-space professions.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c042a9453bc1459788437521579ac8c12025-01-31T07:56:50ZengAssociation for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education1759-667X2025-01-013310.47408/jldhe.vi33.1189From ‘no space’ to ‘scholarly space’: a reflection on the place of scholarship in the third space Silvina Bishopp-Martin0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7466-6342Ian Johnson1Canterbury Christ Church UniversityUniversity of Portsmouth This opinion piece utilises our own scholarship journeys and collaborative work as an example to inspire others in the third space to join our commitment to share experiences, values, and theoretical underpinnings of our work beyond the confines of our immediate contexts. Through reflecting on these personal journeys, we present scholarship as a vehicle that can enable those working across boundaries in higher education to contribute to the theoretical and epistemological foundations of their praxis. We argue that a critical contributor to this effect is the increased visibility within our own and surrounding professions. This becomes possible through a wide-ranging concept of scholarship, encompassing outputs from those that are more informal and practice-oriented, through to more traditional, theory-driven accounts. Rather than focusing on the constraints of the third space, we encourage those operating in this liminal space — such as ourselves as learning developers — to take advantage of the possibilities it can afford them. Our scholarship has enhanced our understanding of Learning Development work as theory-informed praxis, an outcome that we hope can be motivational towards the scholarship of other third-space professions. https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/1189Third SpaceScholarshiplearning developmentHigher EducationCommunity of practice |
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