What is critical for transforming higher education? The transformative potential of pedagogical framework of phenomenography and variation theory of learning for higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7850853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Wright (0000-0002-9593-7212, Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, corresponding author), Elina Wright, Ruksana Osman (0000-0002-1066-7664, Faculty of Humanities, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South-Africa) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 257-270 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911359.2017.1419898 |
| OpenAlex | W2791685094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 25 |
This article reviews some key literature of Phenomenography and Variation Theory of Learning as an outline of a pedagogical framework for transforming higher education. Transformation implies change in ways that can deliver on the promise of social justice or what we call socially just pedagogies. It implies that one must understand what needs to transform and how transformation can be made possible in higher education. This process requires an understanding of how the object of transformation appears to people before and after change; what individuals, communities and societies need to learn to act as agents of transformation in and across societies. It is this specific question of ‘what is to be learnt?’ that is the key focus of the proposed framework in relation to specific groups of people, educational contexts, and educational purposes, rather than generic processes of teaching, learning, teacher education or generic skills, such as thinking skills, teacher competencies, teaching styles and methods
Higher education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Phenomenography · Political science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Variation (astronomy · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |