Cooperative Development is a non-judgemental approach to personal and professional development. This the purpose of this presentation was to introduce Cooperative Development to researchers in Intercultural Communication.

1. ‘Cooperative
Development’ and
Intercultural Research
Mariam Attia
9th July, 2014

2. Objectives
 What is Cooperative Development?
 What are Cooperative exchanges like?
 How can this approach support researchers in
Intercultural Communication?

3. Cooperative
Development
 An approach to personal and professional
development (started in the area of teacher
education)
 Julian Edge - Late 1980s –> 1992, 2002,
2003, 2006, 2008
 Traditions of reflective practice and action
research

4. Cooperative
Development
 No single way of becoming a researcher
is right for everyone
 An internal growth approach to researcher
development
 Researcher self-development is a social
phenomenon

5. Cooperative
Development
 Learning through the expression of one’s
ideas
 A specific kind of discourse (neither a
discussion nor a conversation)
 Working for regular, agreed upon periods with
another researcher

6. Cooperative
Development
 Deliberately abandon elements of argument
 Creating a space in which one researcher’s
ideas can expand in the search for a discovery
 Roles: Speaker & Understander

7. Speaker
 A non-defensive style of talk
 Purpose -> explore a certain issue or area of
interest
 Leads to discovery
 Basis for plan of action

8. Understander
 Non-Judgmental -> Puts aside their own set of
knowledge, experience, opinions.. etc, with
the aim of better Understading the Speaker
 Facilitates the Speaker’s path of exploration -
discovery -action, in line with the speakers
own professional development goals

9. Understander
 Respect - Accepting what the speaker says
neither agreeing or disagreeing
 Empathy - Tries to see things from the
speakers point of view
 Sincerity - with regard Respect and Empathy
 Understander has a set of agreed moves
(examples quoted from Edge 2006)

10. Reflect
© stellar_ball
‘Ok, so if I’ve got this right, what you’re saying is..’
‘Just let me see if I’m with you so far.. ‘

11. Relate
© Schuilr
‘A few minutes ago, you said X, didn’t you? And now you’re
saying Y. Are these at all connected for you?’

12. Focus
© AJ Batac
You have spoken about X, Y and Z so far, is that right?’
(Pause or confirmation) ‘Would it be useful at this point to
Focus on one of them in more depth?’

13. Set a Goal
©Anjanized
Do you see a goal for yourself arising from what you have said so
far?’
‘Am I right in thinking, then, that the goal you see now is ‘X?’

14. Trial a Procedure
© Gary Dean
‘Maybe you can tell me about the steps you will take to achieve
your goal’

15. Computer-mediated
© Arthur Kantemirov
Not all researchers have the opportunity to work with others
on intercultural issues.

16. Computer-mediated

17. A taster..
 Activity A – Listening
 Please sit next to someone you have not
worked with before.
 Think of something really interesting you have
learned in the Summer School.

18. A taster..
 Activity B – Reflecting
 Listen to carefully to this story..

19. Over to you..
 How can the principles of Cooperative
Development be applied/used in your
research context?

20. The Website
 .. Offering resources and a community
 http://www.cooperative-development.com