Abstract
The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is now recognised as an important part of a university academic’s teaching work. This recognition has emerged during a period of significant change over the last 10 to 15 years in which universities have opened up to be more inclusive and today a much higher percentage of people undertake a university education than was the case in the past. Along with changes in the funding of universities, students and governments are expecting better learning outcomes, better learning experiences and better value for money courses. University teaching academics also are now more concerned about the quality teaching and learning and how it is appraised. The engagement in the scholarship of teaching and learning by academics not only provides opportunities for improved learning outcomes from a university experience, but also provides opportunities for academics to engage in scholarship and research of their practice.
Highlights
This Special Issue of Learning Communities brings together a collection of papers that make use of narrative inquiry to document aspects of learning communities and the culture and infrastructure that supports them – from an experiential perspective
As a formal research methodology narrative inquiry has emerged as a relatively recent entrant to a growing range of options characterised as qualitative research (Andrews et al, 2008; Clandinin & Connelly, 2000; Webster & Mertova, 2007)
All of the authors in this edition are university lecturers, or as we prefer university educators. They come from a broad range of discipline areas and their teaching activities range across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
Summary
This Special Issue of Learning Communities brings together a collection of papers that make use of narrative inquiry to document aspects of learning communities and the culture and infrastructure that supports them – from an experiential perspective. Narrative evokes an authenticity and this is compelling not just for the listener or reader and the researcher. It is an art that will likely endure many transformations and revolutions in the way we routinely communicate.
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