Gwenda Mynott: "Questioning the ideal of the good student"

Departmental Seminar: 1/5/24
Gwenda Mynott, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University
Undergraduate business students are frequently thought of as being career focused and outcome driven to the detriment of their development as independent learners. Much of the research in this area looks at how we can support students to become good, successful, independent learners. However, I argue that the idealised norm of the good student, who is independent in their learning and whose engagement and success is measurable, is unrealistic and therefore problematic. This has implications for policy, practice and research.
Bio
Gwenda Mynott is a senior lecturer in the Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University. Her work focuses on the learner identities and experiences of undergraduate students. Gwenda was recently awarded her PhD in Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement from Lancaster University.