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Literacy for equitable interprofessional learning: implementation protocol for an online community of practice for Irish teachers and speech and language therapists

Kazmierczak-Murray, Sylwia orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-1629-5566, Lehane, Paula orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0856-3505 and Hannify, Christina (2025) Literacy for equitable interprofessional learning: implementation protocol for an online community of practice for Irish teachers and speech and language therapists. Irish Educational Studies . ISSN 0332-3315

Abstract
Communities of Practice (CoPs) are often used to enhance professional learning and support capacity for change. While they are increasingly popular in both health and education, more needs to be done to understand how the CoPs can be used to support equitable, interprofessional collaboration between these allied disciplines. This paper presents a novel protocol that describes the implementation and evaluation procedures of an online CoP for primary school teachers and speech and language therapists (SLTs) that focuses on effective literacy instruction. Literacy is an equitable domain of shared practice not previously explored in the Irish context. This protocol leveraged two distinct yet converging Implementation Science frameworks to inform the design and evaluation of the proposed interprofessional CoP. These frameworks provide a comprehensive blueprint for designing, executing and evaluating both the process and outcomes of the CoP.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Method; literacy; community of practice; interprofessional; equity
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Teaching
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Inclusive & Special Education
Research Institutes and Centres > Centre for Inclusive Pedagogy
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Official URL:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03323...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:31851
Deposited On:17 Nov 2025 14:25 by Tom Feeney . Last Modified 17 Nov 2025 14:25
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