“Choice may not necessarily be a good thing”: student attitudes to autonomy in interdisciplinary project-based learning in GEES disciplines
dc.contributor.author | Harmer, Nichola | |
dc.contributor.author | Stokes, Alison | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-16T11:45:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-04-20 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0309-8265 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1466-1845 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/4913 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Project-based learning (PjBL) is argued to foster a more democratic approach to education, particularly through increasing students’ autonomy over their learning. This article presents the findings of research into students’ views relating to autonomy over topic choice and group constitution during a series of trial interdisciplinary PjBL activities with first-year geography, earth and environmental sciences (GEES) undergraduates in a UK university. Semi-structured interviews with participating students and tutors, in addition to audio-recordings of staff–student discussion during student-led presentation sessions, formed the data set analysed for this article. Findings suggest that while some degree of autonomy was welcomed, participants largely favoured prescription regarding research question and group membership. This has implications for the implementation of PjBL and its potential to foster democratization within the GEES disciplines. | |
dc.format.extent | 531-545 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) | |
dc.subject | Project-based learning | |
dc.subject | democracy | |
dc.subject | GEES disciplines | |
dc.title | “Choice may not necessarily be a good thing”: student attitudes to autonomy in interdisciplinary project-based learning in GEES disciplines | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.author-url | https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000385957900003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008 | |
plymouth.issue | 4 | |
plymouth.volume | 40 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | Journal of Geography in Higher Education | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/03098265.2016.1174817 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA14 Geography and Environmental Studies | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA23 Education | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES) | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES)/CeRES (Reporting) | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2016-02-03 | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2017-4-20 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1466-1845 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | 12 months | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1080/03098265.2016.1174817 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2016-04-20 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |