Developing academic writing: a case study of post-compulsory practitioners' personal and professional development

Autor:	Ann Lahiff
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	media_common.quotation_subject education Professional development Student engagement Context (language use) Professional studies humanities Education Transfer of training Critical reading Academic writing Pedagogy Self-actualization Psychology health care economics and organizations media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Vocational Education & Training. 57:275-292
ISSN:	1747-5090 1363-6820
DOI:	10.1080/13636820500200287
Popis:	This article is set in the context of debates concerning widening participation, academic writing and professional development for post-compulsory practitioners. It reports findings of a case study into the experiences and perceptions of mature post-compulsory practitioners who have undertaken a module on a part-time professional MA programme designed to facilitate academic writing. Semi-structured interviews explore participants' experiences and perceptions of their journey towards a personal understanding of the requirements of academic engagement. The interviews suggest that experiences on the module had both personal and professional outcomes. At a personal level, participants' developing confidence in understanding the requirements of academic engagement was apparent. At a professional level, the direct transfer of learning to the participants' professional context – particularly in relation to marking students' work and giving feedback – was significant and professionally empowering. The ar...
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