Trouble and transformation in higher education
Identifying Threshold Concepts Through Faculty Narratives About Teaching Writing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4096977 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Basgier (Office of University Writing, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA, corresponding author), Amber Simpson (0000-0001-5467-4885, Auburn University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1906-1918 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2019.1598967 |
| OpenAlex | W2930765871 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 25 |
The theory of threshold concepts has given faculty a powerful way to name foundational, but difficult, disciplinary concepts. However, there is no methodological consensus about the best ways to identify them. In this article, we introduce a phenomenographically-derived narrative framework for identifying stages of threshold concept acquisition. We developed this framework through a study of faculty's conceptions of the teaching of writing situated within the normal course of disciplinary education across fields. Because of this focus, our framework has immediate application for anyone who wants to understand faculty members’ thinking about the teaching of writing and help them acquire conceptions that support good pedagogy. More broadly, disciplinary faculty and researchers across higher education can use our narrative framework to identify their own or students’ stages of threshold acquisition in a range of disciplines, and so adjust curricula accordingly
Curriculum · Discipline · Engineering ethics · Higher education · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Narrative · Pedagogy · Political science · Situated · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |