McCormack, David
(2015)
A poem points, a thesis explains:
pedagogic epiphany and liminal
disposition in adult education.
The Adult Learner : The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 1.
pp. 75-87.
ISSN 0790-8040
Abstract
In this paper I reflect on epiphany moments in teaching and learning and the
ways in which writing such moments can serve both to refresh and revitalise what
Palmer calls the inner landscape of the educator, while also offering opportunities
to enliven pedagogy. I use the notion of the liminal disposition to position such
writing as an agentic act in the face of bureaucratic and other professional pressures
and drifts. I also use the work of Cixous to provide a theoretical framework for writing
and for its place in transformative adult learning. I then present the epiphany
moment itself in story form together with an account of its impact on groups of
learners and discuss its status as good practice in adult education.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Epiphany moments; Writing as inquiry; Cixous; Liminal
disposition; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Adult and Community Education |
| Item ID: |
6630 |
| Depositing User: |
David McCormack
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| Date Deposited: |
01 Dec 2015 15:13 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
The Adult Learner : The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education |
| Publisher: |
AONTAS |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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