Using the value creation framework to capture knowledge co-creation and pathways to impact in a transnational community of practice in autism education

Although theories around Communities of Practice have gained significant\r\nground in recent years and have become an important focus for\r\norganizational development, there is a gap in studies that investigate\r\nwhat members gain from participation in these communities. This paper\r\nexplains how the value creation framework was implemented in a\r\ntransnational research and development project in autism education by\r\nexamining cycles of value creation and drawing on two types of data\r\nidentified by Wenger and colleagues. The value creation framework is a\r\ntheoretically driven framework to assess social learning in communities.\r\nParticipants involved in the learning space were co-researchers engaged\r\nin a process of investigating, sharing and reflecting on their practice.\r\nThe paper discusses the methodological challenges and strengths of\r\nusing the value creation framework, with a particular focus on how\r\ninsights and interactions led to subsequent changes in the practice of\r\nthe participants. This work has the potential to make an important\r\ncontribution to methods and analysis in assessing social learning and\r\npathways to impact in participatory research and development projects\r\nmore broadly.