Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Year: 2020
Author(s): Sandra Abegglen University of Calgary (Canada), Tom Burns London Metropolitan University (United Kingdom), Simone Maier London Metropolitan University (United Kingdom), Sandra Sinfield2 London Metropolitan University (United Kingdom)
We live, work and study in a supercomplex world. This paper explores whether supercomplexity could be a term that helps us acknowledge this and thus help us reframe how we talk about education, in particular widening participation education. We use theoretical works on supercomplexity and third space, a critical angle on current policy and politics, as well as our own experience, to launch this exploration and to map the educational landscape our “non-traditional” students travel through – where for our students: hic sunt dracones (‘here are dragons’).
Documents:
Supercomplexity_Acknowledging.docx
Supercomplexity_Acknowledging.pdf