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In the fields of international education and international development, the terms partnership and collaboration are often used interchangeably to mean cooperation between parties seeking a common goal. Although this colloquial usage is sufficient for most purposes, the editors of this volume have opted for the term collaboration because it allows us to problematize the multiple relations of power at play when international researchers and institutions are engaged in a common project. The etymology of the term indicates that it means “laboring together” and often laboring on scholarly endeavors such as joint research and writing projects. Moreover, there can be multiple dyadic relationships embedded within a research collaboration, or on a research team, which may contribute to or hinder the collective effort to attain a goal.
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Vavrus, F. (2013). The Emergence of an International Teacher Education and Research Collaboration. In: Teaching in Tension. Pittsburgh Studies in Comparative and International Education, vol 1. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-224-2_2
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