{"id":5174,"date":"2025-06-19T23:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/situating-inquiry-pedagogical-practices-in-the-classroom-to-foster-a-high-impact-research-minded-learning-experience\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T03:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T03:18:29","slug":"situating-inquiry-pedagogical-practices-in-the-classroom-to-foster-a-high-impact-research-minded-learning-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/situating-inquiry-pedagogical-practices-in-the-classroom-to-foster-a-high-impact-research-minded-learning-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Situating Inquiry Pedagogical Practices in the Classroom to Foster a High-Impact Research-Minded Learning Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Situating Inquiry Pedagogical Practices in the Classroom to Foster a High-Impact Research-Minded Learning Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1030' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1030\/822' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Undergraduate programmes should provide students with meaningful learning opportunities to acquire a range of knowledge, skills, and attributes. Within the current, fast, and ever-changing environments of learning, a student\u2019s acquisition of self-reflection, problem-solving and critical thinking skills \u2013 and ultimately the ability to undertake an independent academic inquiry \u2013 is more evident than ever before. In this article, the authors imagine a shift in the traditional notion of the classroom as a space of knowledge dissemination, to the classroom becoming a space of knowledge creationIt is within this space that differences intersect, influence each other, and hybridize in pursuit of inquiry-minded (and meaningful) learning experiences. The authors argue that adopting a reflexive pedagogic approach, underscored by the notion of inquiry-based learning, best aids the development of a student\u2019s required skill set. In the reflexive context, lecturers and students are collaborators in the learning and teaching process through mutual inquiry. Based on Paulo Freire\u2019s notion of critical pedagogy and supported by undergraduate research as a high-impact practice, reflexive pedagogical practices stimulate students\u2019 agency, interest and performance \u2013 creating opportunities to establish baseline research skills on undergraduate level. This article is a conceptual exploration positioning inquiry-based learning, through reflexive practices, as part of the undergraduate curriculum at all three levels of undergraduate progression. Progression and the development of inquiry skills are proposed through structured inquiry in the first year, guided inquiry during the second year, and open inquiry at the third-year level.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Motsaathebe Serekoane (University of the Free State, South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Hellen Agumba (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Corlia  Janse van Vuuren (University of the Free State, South Africa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>reflexivity, pedagogy, inquiry-based learning, undergraduate research<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Situating Inquiry Pedagogical Practices in the Classroom to Foster a High-Impact Research-Minded Learning Experience&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2153,1998,1360,1369,1999],"class_list":["post-5174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-ajims","tag-inquiry-based-learning","tag-pedagogy","tag-reflexivity","tag-undergraduate-research","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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