An Existentialist in Iqaluit: Existentialism and Reflexivity Informing Pedagogy in the Canadian North

Reflecting on the personal experience of teaching human resource management in the Canadian Arctic, the author explores the utility of an existentialist approach to pedagogy. The author outlines select aspects of existentialism that are pertinent to the teaching and discusses the implications of usi...

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Published in:Journal of Management Education
Main Author: Yue, Anthony R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2010
Subjects:
General Business, Management and Accounting
Education
Arctic
Iqaluit
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1052562910385303
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1052562910385303
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Summary:Reflecting on the personal experience of teaching human resource management in the Canadian Arctic, the author explores the utility of an existentialist approach to pedagogy. The author outlines select aspects of existentialism that are pertinent to the teaching and discusses the implications of using reflexive existential thought as guidance in a specific educational context. The author’s aim is to extend the dialogue concerning freedom and pedagogy using existentialism as a mechanism to navigate the implications of such.

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