ABSTRACT

Like their counterparts in business, teachers who act as knowledge brokers play a key role in transferring and translating knowledge from those who have it to those who need it. This article reports on findings of a qualitative study which examined how four knowledge broker teachers influenced the professional development of their colleague teachers. Through interviews, the author examined the unique attributes of these knowledge broker teachers, as well as the way they built and shared knowledge. Findings indicated that knowledge broker teachers used various personas and employed specific brokering processes to build and share knowledge successfully. Identifying and supporting knowledge broker teachers can create an informal pathway to support teachers’ professional development in the local school context.

摘要

与业务同行一样，充当知识经纪人的教师在将知识从拥有知识的人转移到需要知识的人中扮演着关键角色。本文报告了定性研究的结果，该研究考察了四位知识经纪人教师如何影响其同事教师的职业发展。通过访谈，作者检查了这些知识中介老师的独特属性，以及他们建立和共享知识的方式。调查结果表明，知识经纪人教师使用了各种角色，并采用了特定的经纪人过程来成功建立和共享知识。识别和支持知识经纪人的教师可以创建非正式的途径，以支持教师在当地学校环境中的专业发展。