‘Sweet Acid’ An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Students’ Navigating Regenerative Higher Education
Regenerative forms of higher education are emerging, and required, to connect with some of the grand transition challenges of our times. This paper explores the lived experience of 21 students learning to navigate a regenerative form of higher education in the Mission Impact course at The Hague Univ...
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| description | Regenerative forms of higher education are emerging, and required, to connect with some of the grand transition challenges of our times. This paper explores the lived experience of 21 students learning to navigate a regenerative form of higher education in the Mission Impact course at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. This semester-length course ran for two iterations with the intention of connecting the students with local transitions towards a more circular society, one where products are lasting and have multiple lives when they are shared, refurbished, or become a source for a new product. At the end of each iteration, the students reflected on their experience using the Living Spiral Framework, which served as basis for an interpretative phenomenological analysis of their journey navigating this transformative course. The results of this study include four themes; (1) Opting in—Choosing RHE, (2) Learning in Regenerative Ways, (3) Navigating Resistance(s), and (4) Transformative Impacts of RHE. These themes can be used by practitioners to design and engage with regenerative forms of higher education, and by scholars to guide further inquiry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d00283c966141288bb35f6629cc5b0e2023-11-30T21:15:44ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022022-08-0112853310.3390/educsci12080533‘Sweet Acid’ An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Students’ Navigating Regenerative Higher EducationBas van den Berg0Kim A. Poldner1Ellen Sjoer2Arjen E. J. Wals3Research Group Circular Business, Centre of Expertise Mission Zero, The Hague University of Applied Scences, 2521 EN Den Haag, The NetherlandsResearch Group Circular Business, Centre of Expertise Mission Zero, The Hague University of Applied Scences, 2521 EN Den Haag, The NetherlandsResearch Group Sustainable Talent Development, Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, 2521 EN Den Haag, The NetherlandsResearch Group Sustainable Talent Development, Centre of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, 2521 EN Den Haag, The NetherlandsRegenerative forms of higher education are emerging, and required, to connect with some of the grand transition challenges of our times. This paper explores the lived experience of 21 students learning to navigate a regenerative form of higher education in the Mission Impact course at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. This semester-length course ran for two iterations with the intention of connecting the students with local transitions towards a more circular society, one where products are lasting and have multiple lives when they are shared, refurbished, or become a source for a new product. At the end of each iteration, the students reflected on their experience using the Living Spiral Framework, which served as basis for an interpretative phenomenological analysis of their journey navigating this transformative course. The results of this study include four themes; (1) Opting in—Choosing RHE, (2) Learning in Regenerative Ways, (3) Navigating Resistance(s), and (4) Transformative Impacts of RHE. These themes can be used by practitioners to design and engage with regenerative forms of higher education, and by scholars to guide further inquiry.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/8/533regenerative higher educationinterpretative phenomenological analysislived experienceliving spiral frameworkregenerative learningnavigating resistances |
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| title | ‘Sweet Acid’ An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Students’ Navigating Regenerative Higher Education |
| title_full | ‘Sweet Acid’ An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Students’ Navigating Regenerative Higher Education |
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| title_short | ‘Sweet Acid’ An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Students’ Navigating Regenerative Higher Education |
| title_sort | sweet acid an interpretative phenomenological analysis of students navigating regenerative higher education |
| topic | regenerative higher education interpretative phenomenological analysis lived experience living spiral framework regenerative learning navigating resistances |
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