The Importance of Place

Exploring Informal Learning for Community Leadership through Auto-Ethnography.

In an attempt to understand why informal learning experiences often resonate deeply with—and contribute to the development of—community leaders, this research investigates what role place has in shaping the learning experiences most influential for developing community leadership skills. Taking the form of an auto-ethonography, select community leadership roles I held between 2007 and 2017 are examined through the act of critical reflection, focusing on elements such as snapshots, artifacts, and metaphor which were selected from an archive of work.

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March 23, 2020 place research St.FX works