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This chapter asks how the theory of practice architectures is travelling, in terms of the way it has been used, primarily in this volume. The chapter (1) clarifies some key terms in the theory including (a) the relationship between practices and practice architectures, (b) the ideas of ‘enabling’ and ‘constraining’, and (c) the relationship between the theory of practice architectures and the theory of ecologies of practices. The chapter also addresses (2) the ubiquity of contestation and variation in the formation, conduct, reproduction, and transformation of practices and practice architectures to dispel the perception of ‘seamless’ harmony between practices and the practice architectures that sustain them. It examines (3) the question of agency and how it is evident in the formation and conduct of practices. Finally, the chapter addresses (4) the centrality to the theory of the notion of intersubjective spaces. The chapter concludes with some remarks encouraging critical use of the theory.
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For example, Toulmin’s (1972) theory of the ‘coupled evolution’ of concepts.
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The authors want to acknowledge the contributions of the authors in this volume for their use of the theory of practice architectures, frequently in fresh and interesting ways. They gave us the opportunity to re-think or extend some of the key ideas in the theory. We also acknowledge co-editors Kathleen Mahon and Susanne Francisco for their clarifications of our thinking as we drafted and re-drafted the chapter.
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Kemmis, S., Wilkinson, J., Edwards-Groves, C. (2017). Roads Not Travelled, Roads Ahead: How the Theory of Practice Architectures Is Travelling. In: Mahon, K., Francisco, S., Kemmis, S. (eds) Exploring Education and Professional Practice. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2219-7_14
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