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Critical reflections on postgraduate andragogy from the points of view of a Kenyan student and an Australian academic.

Authors :
Cunningham, Christine
Wandei, Eunice
Source :
Reflective Practice. Jun2019, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p305-324. 20p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

In this paper, we use Critical Reflective Practice to give voice to the experience of a Kenyan teacher who travelled to Australia to undertake advanced coursework in leadership and inclusive education studies. It also reflects upon an Australian academic as she tries to be more culturally responsive in her andragogy when teaching, supervising and mentoring postgraduate international students. We use reflective practices over an extended period to lessen the power imbalance between them as academic supervisor and postgraduate student. This eventually allowed for the student to teach and the academic to learn; and together we here shed light on what it is like to study and teach within an Australian university that annually enrols 6000 students from more than 100 countries around the globe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14623943
Volume :
20
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Reflective Practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
137270079
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2019.1598350