Learning to Do Self-Study: A Multilayered Examination of Selves-in-Practice

• In Event: Learning and Living Self-Study Methods

Abstract

Although there is a growing body of work about teaching self-study, little is known about the experiences of those learning to do self-study. We address this gap regarding the learning of self-study by examining the learning experiences of the three authors: a doctoral student learning to do self-study, an experienced teacher educator learning to engage others in self-study, and an experienced teacher educator well-versed in both doing self-study and engaging others in self-study. We come together to explore the following research question: How has learning to do self-study helped us to understand our “selves-in-practice?”
Examining the learning of three authors with varying experience with self-study methodology provides a deeper understanding of what it means to learn to do self-study.

Authors

• Megan Stump, University of Maryland - College Park

• Megan Madigan Peercy, University of Maryland - College Park

• Shawn M. Bullock, University of Cambridge