Prideaux, M and Starkey, C orcid.org/0000-0002-7807-6617 (2020) Student Placements and Communities of Practice: Opportunities and Challenges. Journal of the British Association for the Study of Religions, 22. pp. 109-121. ISSN 2516-6379
Abstract
At a time when increasing societal demand for religious literacy is coupled with pressure on UK universities to provide robust ‘employability’ provision for students, this paper will examine the role of placements as part of the academic study of religion. ‘Communities of practice’ (Wenger, 1998) will be used as a framework to support an interrogation of the student journey between the academy and the placement organisation and will open up critical questions about the ethical dimension to the placement opportunity. A practical account of how this is experienced, evidenced and problematized for students will be provided through a case study of the final year ‘External Placement’ module at the University of Leeds which will support the argument that the development of skills, and an awareness of the nature and practice of the student’s expertise, is fundamental to both academic development and to the potential for students to make applied use of their undergraduate studies after graduation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Theology & Religious Studies (TRS); Communities of Practice; Pedagogy; Expertise; Career and Development |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > Theology and Religious Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2021 18:49 |
Last Modified: | 03 Feb 2021 10:59 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | British Association for the Study of Religions |
Identification Number: | 10.18792/jbasr.v22i0.50 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170489 |