Transitions and transformations: ways of conceptualising specific contributions by learners in higher education to the development of active citizenship

Jones, IR

Abstract

In this paper I argue that giving voice to learners’ reflections on their experiences emphasises the complexity of the relationship between national policy objectives and local practices. A critical social science perspective is applied to an evaluation of policy texts and I then analyse how three cohorts of adult learners have reflected on their identities in two sets of focus groups. The research is reflexive in that I am explicit about the theoretical stance I have made in using focus groups as one of my research methods. I argue that a social constructivist paradigm has enabled me to conceptualise experiences of these learners as participants in the construction of a local interpretation of a national policy development.

Citation

Jones, I. (2003, September). Transitions and transformations: ways of conceptualising specific contributions by learners in higher education to the development of active citizenship. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment, University of Salford, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: Education in a Changing Environment
• Conference Location: University of Salford, UK
• Start Date: Sep 17, 2003
• End Date: Sep 18, 2003
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2004
• Deposit Date: Jan 20, 2009
• Publisher URL: http://www.ece.salford.ac.uk/proceedings/papers/ij_03.rtf
• Additional Information: Additional Information : ISBN: 0902896660; Event Type : Conference