Connecting to Curiosity

• In Event: Learning, Community, and Relations

Abstract

This phenomenological study explored the following research question with seven research participants: What does curiosity mean? The interpretivist findings revealed that curiosity is an energy for expanding consciousness and sense of meaning via creativity and data. Further, this study revealed (a) curiosity and being curious as separate phenomena, (b) curiosity as the energy for being curious, (c) being curious as the way we connect to curiosity, and (d) at least six ways to connect to curiosity. These findings suggest underrepresented and overlooked perceptions and experiences of curiosity leaving many learners lacking the energy for being curious.

Author

• Ryan R. Katz, The University of Northern Colorado