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Humanising writting centre practice: Peer tutor reflections at a University of Technology / (Record no. 157048)

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Personal name Govender, Nereshnee.
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Title Humanising writting centre practice: Peer tutor reflections at a University of Technology /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Nereshnee Govender and Andera Alcock
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Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Pretoria:
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Title Africa Education Reviw
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Summary, etc. Traditionally, universities of technology (UoTs) have focussed on education to prepare students for the workplace. The Durban University of Technology (DUT) is currently undergoing a pedagogical transformation with the inclusion of a general education curriculum that aims to prepare students for an increasingly complex globalised work environment. This critical paradigm shift in curriculum design foregrounds new ways of teaching, thinking and learning based broadly on humanistic principles. Writing centres in universities are positioned to sustain a teaching and learning environment in which students grow as critical citizens. This article reports on research that explored – through the thematic analysis of tutor reflections – how a humanising pedagogy underpins a responsive writing centre practice within the changing South African context. Thematic analysis of the tutors’ reflections revealed their self-awareness of the significance of communities of practice in their work. These communities of practice could be seen to cultivate a humanising pedagogy within writing centre work, which might contribute to the aesthetic, socio-political and cultural environments in which students live and
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Peer tutors
General subdivision Writting centre
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Humanising pedagogy
General subdivision Reflection
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Community of practice
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Personal name Andrea, Alcock
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Uniform Resource Identifier https://doi.org/10.1080/18146627.2018.1467735
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    Library of Congress Classification     Main Library Main Library - Special Collections 20/08/2020 Vol.17, No.1, pages 18-34   L81.A33 AFR 07/05/2021 07/05/2021 Journal Article For in-house use only