Abstract
This paper explores teaching in higher education through poetic transcription in order to illustrate the range of influences that shape the ways in which we teach. Through using poetry, this paper examines dimensions such as the past, emotion, humour and uncertainty, which are important aspects of teaching that are sometimes sidelined by more traditional research methods. The paper evokes the richness and complexity of academic life through placing the personal and the particular at the centre in a way that highlights the complexity. In this way it invites participation in the lives of others through providing a window into the academic experience
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 591-606 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Teaching in Higher Education |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- higher education
- poetry
- academic identity