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Reconceptualising transition to Higher Education with Deleuze and Guattari

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ID4098372
AuthorsC A Taylor (0000-0002-0914-8461, Sheffield Hallam University, corresponding author), J Harris-Evans (Sheffield Hallam University), Jean Harris‐Evan (0000-0002-1918-8627, Sheffield Hallam University)
Year2018
Volume43
Issue7
Pages1254-1267
Publication date2018-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2016.1242567
OpenAlexW2548116975
LanguageEN
Citations received42
References cited29

This article draws on the philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari to reconceptualise transition to Higher Education. In doing so it contributes a new theoretical approach to understanding transition to Higher Education which largely remains under-theorised, uncritical and taken-for-granted. Drawing on data from two projects, the article activates Deleuze and Guattari’s concepts of assemblage, rhizome and becoming to contest the established view of transition as a linear pathway or series of ‘critical incidents’. The article illuminates how Deleuze and Guattari’s concepts are of value both in theorising the multiplicity and heterogeneity of transition and in refocusing attention on the lived specificities of students’ experiences within a complex web of institutional and affective practices. The article ends with a consideration of how Deleuze and Guattari recast understandings of transitions theory and practice

Aesthetics · CONTEST · Deleuze and Guattari · Epistemology · Sociology · Theology · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · History · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Philosophy · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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Citations per year4,67
Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 39

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