Autoethnography: researching personal experiences

Lynette Pretorius; Jennifer Cutri

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-9302-0_4

Autoethnography: researching personal experiences

Lynette Pretorius, Jennifer Cutri

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Abstract

Recent research has shown the benefits to students’ understanding that result from reflecting on learning and narrating learning experiences to others. In this book, the student voice is privileged through autoethnographic accounts highlighting students’ personal development in terms of their academic identity and personal growth. Therefore, this chapter describes the theoretical underpinnings of autoethnographic research and highlights how this methodology enables students to explore their personal experiences during their doctoral candidature.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wellbeing in Doctoral Education
Subtitle of host publication	Insights and Guidance from the Student Experience
Editors	Lynette Pretorius, Luke Macaulay, Basil Cahusac de Caux
Place of Publication	Singapore Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	4
Pages	27-34
Number of pages	8
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811393020
ISBN (Print)	9789811393013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9302-0_4
Publication status	Published - 11 Sep 2019

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Autoethnography : researching personal experiences. / Pretorius, Lynette; Cutri, Jennifer.

Wellbeing in Doctoral Education: Insights and Guidance from the Student Experience. ed. / Lynette Pretorius; Luke Macaulay; Basil Cahusac de Caux. 1st. ed. Singapore Singapore : Springer, 2019. p. 27-34.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review

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