'In my case...': the recruitment and recognition of prior informal experience in adult pedagogy

SOURCE: British Journal of Sociology of Education
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Breier
KEYWORDS: ADULT EDUCATION, ADULTS, PEDAGOGY
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4137
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6505
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6505

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Abstract

Educators of adults are often urged to use the prior personal experience of their students as a pedagogic resource. Students have expectations that their narratives will be heard and valued. Whether this can, or should, be achieved in a particular discipline in a course with a relatively fixed curriculum and formal assessment is the issue addressed here. This article explores programmes in Labour Law at two South African universities, using a systemic network approach to data analysis.