ABSTRACT

This study analyzes use of the terms ‘engaged scholarship’ and ‘engaged research’ in all 11 NCA journals to develop a grounded practical theory (GPT) of engaged communication research. We find that the practice of engaged scholarship is defined by tensions between role identity goals of scholar and practitioner; relational goals of expertise and partnership; and outcome goals of theory and practice. To manage these tensions, engaged scholars (1) discursively construct themselves in dual roles of academic-community member; (2) advocate for researcher reflexivity to manage power dynamics; and (3) privilege theory-practice integrative outcomes. Underlying these tactics, engaged scholars intimate moral and strategic arguments for the practice of engaged scholarship. We discuss the implications of these situated ideals for assessing ‘what counts’ as good scholarship among researchers working at the intersections of theory and practice.

摘要

本研究分析了所有 11 种 NCA 期刊中术语“参与奖学金”和“参与研究”的使用，以开发参与传播研究的扎根实践理论 (GPT)。我们发现，从事奖学金的实践是由学者和从业者的角色认同目标之间的紧张关系来定义的；专业知识和伙伴关系的相关目标；理论和实践的结果目标。为了处理这些紧张关系，参与的学者（1）在学术界成员的双重角色中话语建构自己；(2) 提倡研究人员反思性地管理权力动态；(3) 特权理论-实践综合结果。在这些策略的基础上，敬业的学者为敬业的学术实践提供了密切的道德和战略论据。