Jones, IR 2004, Transitions and transformations: ways of conceptualising specific contributions by learners in higher education to the development of active citizenship , in: Education in a Changing Environment, 17-18 September 2003, University of Salford, UK.
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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.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Additional Information: | ISBN: 0902896660 |
| Themes: | Subjects / Themes > L Education > LB Theory and practice of education Subjects / Themes > L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education Subjects outside of the University Themes |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Depositing User: | H Kenna |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2009 12:28 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 22:05 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/1186 |
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