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Download full textGiles, David; Kung, Susie – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2010
This paper reports on a strategy for exploring the life-centric practice of a lecturer in Higher Education. The initiative for this inquiry arose out of the realisation that there did not appear to be positive, heart-lifting stories in a lecturer's current teaching experiences. Using an appreciative eye and supported by a critical friend,…
Descriptors: Inquiry, College Faculty, Teaching Experience, Best Practices
Giles, David; Alderson, Sharon – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2008
Educational discourse has often struggled to genuinely move beyond deficit-based language. Even action research, a predominant model for teacher development, starts with the identification of a problem (Cardno 2003). It would appear that the vocabulary for a hope-filled discourse which captures the imagination and influences our future educational…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Action Research, Transformative Learning, Adult Students
