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Developing Cultural Capability in International Higher Education: A Narrative Inquiry
To function in the diverse world of the twenty-first century requires a crucial ability to navigate its international and interconnected environments effectively. Such a skill may be defined as cultural capability and developing it is at the forefront of this book, as it guides readers in considerin... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Contextualising Narrative Inquiry: Developing methodological approaches for local contexts
Narrative inquiry is growing in popularity as a research methodology in the social sciences, medicine and the humanities. In narrative inquiry, the transparency of interactions between researcher and research participants, together with rich, contextual descriptions, help to shape and structure rese... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Using Narrative Inquiry for Educational Research in the Asia Pacific (Routledge Research in Education)
by Sheila Trahar • Wai Ming YuNarrative inquiry is being used more widely in the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Northern European countries to conduct research across a range of disciplines. It is gaining popularity in Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland China, but research in these contexts continues to be dominated ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Unfolding Narratives of Ubuntu in Southern Africa (Routledge Contemporary Africa)
Ubuntu is the African idea of personhood: persons depend on other persons in order to be. This is summarised in the expression: umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu, that is, a person is a person through persons. This edited collection illustrates the power of fictionalised representation in reporting research ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Rural Transitions to Higher Education in South Africa: Decolonial Perspectives
by Gina Wisker • Sheila Trahar • Lisa Lucas • Sue Timmis • Thea de Wet • Kibashini Naidoo • Emmanuel Mfanafuthi Mgqwashu • Patricia MuhuroThis unique and timely book focuses on research conducted into the experiences of students from rural backgrounds in South Africa: foregrounding decolonial perspectives on their negotiation of access and transitions to higher education. This book highlights not only the challenges of coming from a ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021