Navigating liminal space : my journey towards becoming a home economics teacher
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of
data provider: DSpace
creator: Dyck, Rosie Angeline
issued: 2023-11-16T20:19:15Z
issued: 2018-04-09
description: This self-study is an exploration of my personal journey through liminal space towards becoming a home economics teacher. I explore how my understanding of curriculum and pedagogy has evolved throughout this process. My research is situated in the interpretivist paradigm, incorporating the methodologies of self-study, narrative inquiry, and a/r/tography. My research puzzle is:  In what ways has my experience of liminal space shaped my understanding of curriculum and pedagogy (in general, and specifically in home economics)? My focus is on the educational significance of liminal space, looking beyond the visible transitions between studenthood (Field, 2012) and professional life. I examine threshold concepts, which “represent a transformed way of understanding, or interpreting, or viewing something without which the learner cannot progress” (Meyer & Land, 2003, p. 1), including what I believe to be threshold concepts of home economics education: everyday life, ecological perspective, interdisciplinarity, and community. Besides helping myself to navigate the idea of home economics in an elementary classroom, my journey through liminal space may help others who are trying to teach home economics in various subject areas, including experienced teachers making mid-career moves to new teaching areas. Since home economics education programs are being cut at the university level, and home economics is not explicitly taught at many schools, there is a need to examine how home economics can be taught throughout the curriculum.
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note: Running head: NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE Navigating liminal space: My journey towards becoming a home economics teacher by Rosie Angeline Dyck B.Ed., University of Alberta, 2001 B.Des., University of Alberta, 1997 A GRADUATING PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Master of Education in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Home Economics) The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) © Rosie Angeline Dyck April 9, 2018 NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE ii Abstract This self-study is an exploration of my personal journey through liminal space towards becoming a home economics teacher. I explore how my understanding of curriculum and pedagogy has evolved throughout this process. My research is situated in the interpretivist paradigm, incorporating the methodologies of self-study, narrative inquiry, and a/r/tography. My research puzzle is:  In what ways has my experience of liminal space shaped my understanding of curriculum and pedagogy (in general, and specifically in home economics)? My focus is on the educational significance of liminal space, looking beyond the visible transitions between studenthood (Field, 2012) and professional life. I examine threshold concepts, which “represent a transformed way of understanding, or interpreting, or viewing something without which the learner cannot progress” (Meyer & Land, 2003, p. 1), including what I believe to be threshold concepts of home economics education: everyday life, ecological perspective, interdisciplinarity, and community. Besides helping myself to navigate the idea of home economics in an elementary classroom, my journey through liminal space may help others who are trying to teach home economics in various subject areas, including experienced teachers making mid-career moves to new teaching areas. Since home economics education programs are being cut at the university level, and home economics is not explicitly taught at many schools, there is a need to examine how home economics can…
has type: Graduating Project
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0437722
language: eng
peer review status: Unreviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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scholar level: Graduate
is part of: University of British Columbia. EDCP 590
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/86566