Collegial reflection on the meaning of metaphors in learning: emerging theory and practice |
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Authors: | Adele Nye Roslyn Foskey Helen Edwards |
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Institution: | School of Education, University of New England, Armidale, Australia |
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Abstract: | As educators and lifelong learners, we were drawn together by the question: How have we fostered our own capacity for agency, self-efficacy and risk-taking in the research practices we utilize? This paper reveals a connectivity and enabling thread that has enriched our experiences within and across our disciplinary areas. In particular this paper articulates the value of metaphor as a conceptual tool as well as sharing insights and reflections on the workings of progressive integration into communities of practice. |
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Keywords: | metaphor communities of practice reflection higher education affirmation |
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