ERIC Number: EJ1364542
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-3667
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Reflective Perspectives: Student Autoethnography on Portland State's University Studies Program
Estes, J. R.; Guthu, Amanda; Flesey-Assad, Dominic; Ringwelski, Faith Hocutt; Jinks, Kara; Legat, Veronika; Price, Emily; Whitlow, Gabrielle
Journal of General Education, v67 n1-2 p14-32 2018
Assessment of student learning is a priority within the University Studies curriculum; however, those findings are aggregated and do not capture the experience, or voice, of the individual student. This article addresses that missing data by ceding the floor to seven dynamic student coauthors. Individually, their autoethnographies illustrate the path each has taken through higher education and how University Studies courses have informed their understanding of themselves along that journey. Collectively, their findings highlight that when faculty practice critical vulnerability and critical reflection, the curriculum meets or exceeds its learning goals. In contrast, we found that the learning goals were rarely used by faculty as a framework for course reflection after Freshman Inquiry. Therefore, to increase the number of faculty both practicing critical vulnerability and providing students a framework for their learning, we recommend the expansion of relational faculty support systems within University Studies to expand the Program's delivery of transformative learning.
Descriptors: Ethnography, Personal Narratives, Learning, Objectives, General Education, College Students, Student Experience, Transformative Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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