Abstract
I decided to do a PhD in the mid-2000s after a career as school teacher then educational developer and course coordinator in the vocational and tertiary sectors in Australia. My involvement in university level education has been in programs that prepare students for the world of work, and this became the context for my research. I chose the topic - meaning making capability for twenty-first century university professional education - I wanted to address the broad question, how can university education equip students to survive and thrive in the twenty-first century? I liked the idea of 'meaning making' because it felt like a malleable concept that could be shaped as the project unfolded. I was committed to a philosophical hermeneutic approach because hermeneutics is the academic field interested in growth in understanding, which in large measure was the phenomenon I wanted to study: I was keen to align my researching practice as closely as possible to the phenomenon of inquiry, enacting a project of research as lived experience and lived experience as research.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ICERI2013 Proceedings |
Subtitle of host publication | 6th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation |
Pages | 6441-6450 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Event | International conference of Education, Research and Innovation - Seville, Spain, Spain Duration: 18 Nov 2013 → 20 Nov 2013 http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=30343©ownerid=25943 |
Conference
Conference | International conference of Education, Research and Innovation |
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Country/Territory | Spain |
Period | 18/11/13 → 20/11/13 |
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