ERIC Number: EJ991085
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 12
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Coming to Know within "Healthy Uncertainty": An Autoethnography of Engagement and Transformation in Undergraduate Education
Forrest, Kelly A.; Judd, Kathy R.; Davison, Jodi R.
Teaching in Higher Education, v17 n6 p710-721 2012
This article is an autoenthnographic account of the yearlong journey of two undergraduates and their instructor when the traditional classroom structures associated with the banking concept of education were altered in an upper division class and follow-on research experiences. These changes focused on foregrounding students' experiences of the uncertainties inherent in the process of coming to know. Scaffolding this process within a context of "healthy uncertainty" is described. Within this context, student engagement deepened allowing for generalization of knowledge and transformative personal experiences as the links between school and everyday life became more transparent.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Course Content, Attachment Behavior, Learner Engagement, Independent Study, Discovery Learning, Nontraditional Education, Peer Teaching, Self Efficacy, Integrated Activities, Relevance (Education), Human Body, Holistic Approach, Student Research, Individual Development, Transformative Learning, Teacher Responsibility, Ethics, Teacher Student Relationship
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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