Does Theory Matter? Reflection, Transformation and Agency after Receiving a Doctoral Award

Autor/in	Barwood, Donna
Titel	Does Theory Matter? Reflection, Transformation and Agency after Receiving a Doctoral Award
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 29 (2019) 4, S.1057-1067 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; College Graduates; Student Attitudes; Reflection; Educational Attitudes; Student Experience; Self Concept; Beliefs; World Views; Epistemology; Theory Practice Relationship; Entry Workers; Researchers; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Schülerverhalten; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Studienerfahrung; Selbstkonzept; Belief; Glaube; World view; Weltanschauung; Erkenntnistheorie; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Researcher; Forscher; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	This reflective paper critically examines the ruminations of the author after receiving a doctoral research award, to make better sense of what happened at that time and to support responsibilities when working with higher degree research students at a teacher education institution in Western Australia. Using autoethnography, the author reexamines the transformation and agency experienced during and post of the award, to facilitate academic identity. Through reflection, questioning of beliefs and seeking enlightenment, the impact of the author's lived histories are brought to light, allowing sense making of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral circumstances. By pulling apart the tensions between a world view, previous experience and identity, the paper helps to disrupt the author's perceived dissonance between epistemology, theory and methodology. The paper supports the erosion of personal doubts and promotes growth as an early career researcher. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01