Engaged scholarship: Questioning relevance and impact in contemporary entrepreneurship/small and medium-sized enterprise research. (June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Trehan, Kiran; Higgins, David; Jones, Ossie
• Other Names: Trehan Kiran guest-editor.; Higgins David guest-editor.; Jones Ossie guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: International small business journal. Volume 36:Number 4(2018)
• Page Start: 363
• Page End: 367
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Subjects: co-production -- critical reflection -- engaged scholarship -- entrepreneurship/small business management -- impact -- research; Small business -- Periodicals; 338.64205
• DOI: 10.1177/0266242618760127
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0266-2426

Abstract

The aim of this Special Issue is to make a significant contribution to understanding the theory and practice of engaged scholarship; by engaged scholarship we mean 'collaborative form of inquiry in which academics and practitioners leverage their different perspectives and competencies to coproduce knowledge about a complex problem or phenomenon that exists under conditions of uncertainty found in the world'. Such a definition draws attention towards the co-constructed nature of knowledge which has relevance by creating space for interaction between the academic and practitioner, creating the opportunity for knowledge and understanding to be co-created and enacted into practice. This space facilitates the ability to question one another and gain mutual understanding by directly bringing together methods of inquiry and practice.