A Poem Points, a Thesis Explains: Pedagogic Epiphany and Liminal Disposition in Adult Education

Autor/in	Mc Cormack, David
Titel	A Poem Points, a Thesis Explains: Pedagogic Epiphany and Liminal Disposition in Adult Education
Quelle	In: Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, (2015), S.75-87 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0790-8040
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Learning; Emotional Experience; Writing (Composition); Inquiry; Reflection; Teaching Methods; Autobiographies; Ethnography; Personal Narratives; Transformative Learning; Academic Discourse; Story Telling; Adult Educators + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Schreibübung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Ethnografie; Erlebniserzählung; Pädagogische Transformation; Discourse; Diskurs; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	In this paper I reflect on epiphany moments in teaching and learning and the ways in which writing such moments can serve both to refresh and revitalise what Palmer calls the inner landscape of the educator, while also offering opportunities to enliven pedagogy. I use the notion of the liminal disposition to position such writing as an agentic act in the face of bureaucratic and other professional pressures and drifts. I also use the work of Cixous to provide a theoretical framework for writing and for its place in transformative adult learning. I then present the epiphany moment itself in story form together with an account of its impact on groups of learners and discuss its status as good practice in adult education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01