Did Lewin get it right?
For some time I've become quite preoccupied by the idea that learners perceived sense of community may impact their decision of whether to persevere with, or withdraw from their course of learning. Recently I've been reading the work of Vincent Tinto (1993) and its certainly giving me food for thought. Some of what I'm reading I agree with and other parts I'm not so sure about. ( "Human hand with Personal Growth text on black background" by wuestenigel is licensed under CC BY 2.0 ) A thought that is explored quite early in the book is that change brings personal growth. The author presents the idea that it's OK to change our goals as we grow and mature in response to educational stimuli. And while I think that's true, I found myself wondering why I feel so exhausted. With so much change and even more talk of change going forward, is anyone else at the point where in your head you're screaming out: "Stop the bus, I want t...