Fredrik Sandberg
Docent | Universitetslektor
Recognition of prior learning, self-realisation and identity within Axel Honneth's theory of recognition
Författare
Summary, in English
This paper argues for the significance of Axel Honneth's theory of recognition for understanding recognition of prior learning (RPL). Case studies of the experiences of RPL by paraprofessional workers in health and social care in the UK and Sweden are used to explicate this significance. The results maintain that there are varying conditions of recognition. These conditions are often fluid, negotiable and ambivalent. However, RPL appears to support self-realisation and self-awareness, when it co-occurs with individual's identification with associated practices. Workplace salary, affordances for practice and collegial values may shape the esteem and thus the potential for self-realisation. RPL can thus help facilitate the development of a more positive relationship to individuals engaged in RPL processes, enhancing their learning and development.
Publiceringsår
2013-11
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
351-365
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Studies in Continuing Education
Volym
35
Issue
3
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Routledge
Nyckelord
- Axel Honneth
- critical social theory
- recognition of prior learning
- recognition theory
- sociocultural learning theory
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0158-037X