Displacing preconceptions and replacing capacities: capitalising learning places in an Australian university
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Paper/Presentation Title | Displacing preconceptions and replacing capacities: capitalising learning places in an Australian university |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Danaher, Mike (Author), Coombes, Phyllida (Author), Danaher, Geoff (Author) and Danaher, P. A. (Author) |
Editors | Frielick, S., Buissink-Smith, N., Wyse, P., Billot, J., Hallas, J. and Whitehead, E. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 36th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference (HERDSA 2013) |
Journal Citation | 36, pp. 102-112 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 0908557930 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.herdsa.org.au |
Conference/Event | 36th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference (HERDSA 2013) |
Event Details | 36th Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference (HERDSA 2013) Parent Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference Delivery In person Event Date 01 to end of 04 Jul 2013 Event Location Auckland, New Zealand |
Abstract | Many learners exhibit preconceptions that frame and sometimes hinder their knowledge acquisition. Those preconceptions need to be harnessed and where appropriate displaced and replaced with more effective understandings if learning is to be successful. University educators have a crucial role to play in assisting this process. This paper examines the strategies deployed by the authors to displace learners' preconceptions and replace them with more empowering capacities in two distinct learning contexts in a single Australian university. The first is an innovative pre-undergraduate preparatory program designed for students who would not otherwise enter university. The second is for a diverse range of university undergraduates undertaking environmental studies for the first time. The examination is framed by the notion of multiple forms of capital, some of which students bring with them to these two learning contexts and others of which need to be acquired during the respective course of study. The paper employs an exploratory case study design, augmented by a qualitative analysis of students' and academics' experiences. The interdependent processes of displacing preconceptions and replacing them with heightened capacities are demonstrated to be crucial ingredients of capitalising (on) sustainable and sometimes transformative learning places in an Australian university. |
Keywords | capacity-building; environmental students; pre-undergraduate preparatory students |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
390303. Higher education | |
390409. Learning sciences | |
Public Notes | Copyright © 2013 Mike Danaher, Phyllida Coombes, Geoff Danaher and P. A. Danaher. The authors assign to HERDSA and educational non-profit institutions a non-exclusive license to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The authors also grant a non-exclusive license to HERDSA to publish this document in full on the World Wide Web (electronic format HERDSA 2013 conference proceedings). Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors. |
Byline Affiliations | Central Queensland University |
Independent Researcher, Australia | |
Capacity-Building Research Network Faculty Research Centre | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q204v/displacing-preconceptions-and-replacing-capacities-capitalising-learning-places-in-an-australian-university
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