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Re-Contextualising Real-Life Learning to a University Setting
- Source :
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Teaching in Higher Education . 2023 28(7):1706-1724. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The topic of this paper is the relocation of a proven learning mechanism in a real-life working situation to a university setting. The aim is to discuss to what degree the types of learning generated in the original setting can survive the re-contextualisation and what might be done to retain as much value as possible. The original learning situation was an aesthetic experience -- choral singing and conducting -- that allowed nine senior managers to sense various relational phenomena, such as control and empowerment, multi-voice teamwork, the impact of own body, empathy, and vulnerability. The target learning domain is a university setting. The paper draws on various theories of learning. The re-contextualisation is discussed in the form of five hurdles that must be overcome. For each hurdle, a design hypothesis is proposed. The presence of an aesthetic object -- the sounding music -- illuminates the crucial linkage between discipline knowledge structures and everyday practices.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1356-2517 and 1470-1294
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Teaching in Higher Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1398693
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2021.1928058