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Title: | Exploring epistemological beliefs and learning approaches in context: A sociocultural perspective | Contributor(s): | Phan, Huy (author) | Publication Date: | 2008 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4999 | Abstract: | Background: Research investigation into epistemological beliefs and students' approaches to learning (SAL) from a qualitative perspective has been limited to a few studies. In particular, very research has attempted to explore the origin of personal epistemology and its relation with SAL, taking into account the sociocultural background and personal experience of an individual. Aims: This research examines, qualitatively, the origin of personal epistemology and learning approaches of tertiary students from a sociocultural perspective. Sample: Participants were 24 tertiary students (14 women, 10 men) of Indo-Fijian and Pacific Islander backgrounds. Method: Semi-structured interviews were used to explore the origin of personal epistemology and its relation with SAL. Thematic and content analyses were performed to elicit information pertaining to the two theoretical frameworks within the sociocultural milieu of the South Pacific. Discussion: Personal beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing originate, in part, from the sociocultural milieu of each individual. Findings concerning personal epistemology differ from previous theoretical account (Baxter Magolda, 1987; Schommer, 1990) and offer additional insights into students' reported beliefs. Finally, there is a collective view that a surface approach to learning is preferred and used extensively by tertiary students. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Revista Electronica de Investigacion Educativa y Psicopedagogica, 6(3), p. 793-822 | Publisher: | Universidad de Almeria, Servicio de Publicaciones | Place of Publication: | Spain | ISSN: | 1696-2095 1699-5880 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 130311 Pacific Peoples Education 130103 Higher Education 170103 Educational Psychology 130307 Ethnic Education (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Maori and Pacific Peoples) |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 959999 Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified 930101 Learner and Learning Achievement 930102 Learner and Learning Processes 930103 Learner Development |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.investigacion-psicopedagogica.org/revista/articulos/16/english/Art_16_264.pdf |
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