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Developing emancipatory interest: learning to create social change


Preview Access options DOI : 10.1080/07294360.2013.832166 Donella Caspersza & Doina Olarua* Publishing models and article dates explained Published online: 21 Oct 2013 Article Views: 1 Article usage statistics combine cumulative total PDF downloads and full-text HTML views from publication date (but no earlier than 25 Jun 2011, launch date of this website) to 23 Oct 2013. Article views are only counted from this site. Although these data are updated every 24 hours, there may be a 48-hour delay before the most recent numbers are available. Alert me TOC email alert TOC RSS feed Citation email alert Citation RSS feed

Abstract
Developing an emancipatory interest enables individuals to free themselves from the intersubjective or commonly held meanings that dominate their understanding of their current world, and subsequently change their practices. We argue that developing an emancipatory interest is critical in learning to create social change, that is, wanting to create a better world and society for self and others. In this paper we provide an insight on how to do this by drawing on research about a learning program with Australian university students. A semi-structured interview schedule using eight broad questions was administered between March and May 2011 with students involved in the program. The discussion is informed by Habermas' concept of the life-world and the use of the data analysis tool Leximancer. View full text Download full text

Keywords
emancipatory interest, engaged scholarship,

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Published online: 21 Oct 2013

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a School of Business, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

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