Exploring Epistemological Beliefs and Learning Approaches in Context: A Sociocultural Perspective

Autor/in	Phan, Huy P.
Titel	Exploring Epistemological Beliefs and Learning Approaches in Context: A Sociocultural Perspective
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 6 (2008) 3, S.793-822 (30 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1696-2095
Schlagwörter	Sociocultural Patterns; Pacific Islanders; Foreign Countries; Epistemology; Beliefs; Student Attitudes; Learning Strategies; College Students; Postsecondary Education; Teaching Methods; Educational Psychology; Interviews; Educational Research; Fiji + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziokulturelle Theorie; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Ausland; Erkenntnistheorie; Belief; Glaube; Schülerverhalten; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Collegestudent; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Fidschi
Abstract	Background: Research investigation into epistemological beliefs and students' approaches to learning (SAL) from a qualitative perspective has been limited to a few studies. In particular, very research has attempted to explore the origin of personal epistemology and its relation with SAL, taking into account the sociocultural background and personal experience of an individual. Aims: This research examines, qualitatively, the origin of personal epistemology and learning approaches of tertiary students from a sociocultural perspective. Sample: Participants were 24 tertiary students (14 women, 10 men) of Indo-Fijian and Pacific Islander backgrounds. Method: Semi-structured interviews were used to explore the origin of personal epistemology and its relation with SAL. Thematic and content analyses were performed to elicit information pertaining to the two theoretical frameworks within the sociocultural milieu of the South Pacific. Discussion: Personal beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing originate, in part, from the sociocultural milieu of each individual. Findings concerning personal epistemology differ from previous theoretical account (Baxter Magolda, 1987; Schommer, 1990) and offer additional insight into students' reported beliefs. Finally, there is a collective view that a surface approach to learning is preferred and used extensively by tertiary students. (Contains 1 table and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Almeria, Education & Psychology I+D+i. Faculty of Psychology Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 LaCanada de San Urbano, Almeria, Spain. Tel: +34-950-015354; Fax: +34-950-015083; Web site: http://www.investigacion-psicopedagogica.org/revista/new/english/index.php
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Update	2017/4/10