Focusing on Facilitating Participants' Participation and Learning Groups? Abstract This dissertation documents a self-study of my own practice as a facilitator in technical vocational education which is committed to practice improvement. I have adapted action research living theory methodology whereby I asked myself the question: How can I improve my practice? It is through adoption of this methodology I have been able to reflect over my practice and how I live in accordance with my values. The aim of this dissertation is to present an account of my inquiry, in which I explore what it means to live my values in practice. Through descriptions and explanations of my practice, this dissertation unveils a process of action and reflection, punctuated by moments when I deny or fail to live my values fully in practice, prompting the iterative question how can I improve my practice; the reflective process enabling me better to understand my practice and test out that understanding with others in the public domain. It is through the research method and tools e.g. audio and video recordings, minutes and log writing, photographing, I became able to document the sequences of my actions during the meetings and group discussion with the instructors at the Malakal Vocational Training Centre (MVTC). |
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NUCOOP TVET blog sphere in web based arena for sharing knowledge, experiences and improvement of ones’ practice. Participants from Sudan, Uganda and Norway post articles, comments and receive feedback from each others as well as from their professors from the three different context.
This blog (nucoop-daniel.blogspot.com) is one of many blogs under NUCOOP blog sphere, and it has been setup in an effort to learn and share my knowledge in the public domain. My interest is to contribute in knowledge creation in the field of Education in general and in the field of Technical and Vocational Education in particular.
Your comments and feedback are highly appreciated and will possibly contribute in knowledge creation and improving my practice, my learning and other’s learning too.
Thanks,
Daniel Ruben Ateng