A teacher training program’s becoming …: Entanglements with contact zones and third-space hybridity
- Elsevier, 2024
- p. 1-10
- An International Journal Of Research And Studies Vol. 141 .
This paper explores how a teacher residency in the Southeastern U.S. worked through contact zones and third-space hybridity to better serve youth and communities. The research examined: what are the affordances, constraints, and challenges of implementing third-space hybrid working groups within a teacher residency? Critical ethnographic methods including interviews, analysis of work deliverables, and participant observations were utilized. The entanglements created opportunities for deeper cohesion, understanding, and collaboration for teacher preparation. The work was constrained by institutional commitments, time, and a lack of community representation. There were challenges surrounding epistemological divisions, feelings of ambiguity, and limited shared language.