Towards a model of social innovation: cross-border learning processes in the context of an ageing society

Abstract

<p>The aim of this paper is to reveal how the collaboration process mobilise resources among countries with different logics of welfare, yet address similar problems of ageing society, i a caring, a learning and a political perspective.</p><p>The study draws on social science theories and the analysis is based on qualitative empirical data from an interdisciplinary field.</p><p>The main conclusion is that a multi-dimensional understanding of dementia care by shared knowledge of different welfare logics adds value to experiences of cross-border learning. A social innovation model is presented.</p>

Exploring Social Innovation (SI) Within the Research Contexts of Higher Education, Healthcare, and Welfare Services—A Scoping Review

“…The included studies were published between 2010 and 2019. Six of the studies had been performed in Nordic countries (Andersen & Bilfeldt, 2017;Bjerregaard et al, 2018;Gawell, 2014;Johansson & Stefansen, 2019;Rantamaki & Kattilakoski, 2019;Svensson & Bengtsson, 2010), and all addressed the welfare services research context. Three of the studies featured multiple study sites across various countries (Bjerregaard, et al, 2018;Casanova et al, 2019;Giraud et al, 2014).…”

“…Most of the studies applied a qualitative methodology and, more specifically, case studies comprising methods like participatory observations, semistructured interviews, fieldwork, website analysis, process analysis, and document analysis (Bjerregaard et al 2018;Cools & Oosterlynck, 2019;Dai et al, 2019;De Rosa, 2017;Gawell, 2014;Giraud et al, 2015;Johansson & Stefansen, 2019;Lindsay et al, 2019;Rantamaki & Kattilakoski, 2019;Sabato et al, 2017;Sabato and Verschraegen, 2019;Shier & Handy, 2016;Svensson & Bengtsson, 2010;Weinzierl et al, 2016;Visentin, 2018;Xie et al, 2019).…”

The Beautiful Risk of Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Research. A Challenging Collaborative and Critical Approach toward Sustainable Learning Processes in Academic Profession

“…The theory of Community of Practices (CoP) suggests that learning in groups is a key to professional development [10,[32][33][34][35], providing possible new insights from colleagues and allowing for the development of common definitions for further scientific collaboration partners who are equally responsible and involved. It also allows for inspiration and new network constellations, as well as developing professional understanding by exchanging view; e.g., learning through the stimulation of being in a new community of reflection and learning practice (and culture) may create a new framework for innovative learning through collaboration, not the least of which achieved in the process of sharing one's unique personal experiences, professional knowledge and frames of references [35]. Working in a CoP builds a collective knowledge base in each member, which has the potential to improve the individual contribution.…”

“…Working in a CoP builds a collective knowledge base in each member, which has the potential to improve the individual contribution. By creating an interdisciplinary learning environment, it can bridge, connect and make meaning [35].…”

The Health Situation of Elderly People in Poland: Three Models for Analysing the Needs and Expectations of Polish Senior Citizens: NIA, Design Thinking and GROW in the Context of the Potential Use of Medical Technologies

“…In the research process, I was guided by the thesis that 'the scientific method, as applied to social sciences, includes a variety of research approaches, tools, and techniques, for collecting and analysing qualitative or quantitative data (...) The scientific method operates primarily at the empirical level of research' (Bhattacherjee, 2012, p. 14), e.g., how to ma�e observations and interviews, and how to analyse these observations and these transcriptions of interviews. It was important to me that the model created includes a political, a learning, and a caring perspective (Bjerregaard, Maciuls�yte, Acien�, Christensen, 2018).…”