Tag: methodology
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Lönngren et al. 2021: Using Positioning Theory to Study the Role of Emotions in Engineering Problem Solving
Abstract Background: Engineering is often portrayed as a purely rational discipline, where emotions are considered irrelevant to problem solving. Also, in-depth research on emotions in engineering education is scarce, and most of the existing studies take their theoretical departure in individual and cognitivist perspectives. There is thus a need for emotion research from social interactionist…
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Lönngren et al. 2022: Emotionally challenging and existential issues in teaching and learning practices
Abstract Severe and far-reaching sustainability problems can cause strong feelings of worry, anxiety and ecological grief. They can be experienced as existential in the sense of putting our mode of being, attitudes towards life and the meaningfulness of our lives at stake. During the seminar, the discussions related to this theme were based on an…