Research Seminar: Learning from failure in doctoral learning by Professor Elke Stracke from the University of Canberra in Australia 

How is failure currently represented within the lite­ra­ture? What are the gaps, silences, and ten­sions? In this seminar we will discuss what can be learned from the experience of failure. Lack of success in initial doctoral examination is hard to admit to or explain, and has not been deeply investigated. Doctoral education systems are in a state of flux, and in this seminar, I seek to explore the learning potentials presented by a better understanding of failure, in order to influence the broader debates about the future of the doctorate in times of uncertainty and crisis. There is a need to develop strategies for successful communication around failure. With this seminar, I continue my journey of breaking the silence around failure in the doctoral context and generating new discussions relevant to doctoral education in the South African context.

Date: Monday 24 April 2023

Time: 12:30 - 14:00

Venue: Room 3008, GG Cillie Building (corner of Crozier & Ryneveld streets), Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch

Please RSVP before 21 April to: Natasha Swartz: nswartz@sun.ac.za

Professor Elke Stracke is an experienced educator and researcher with international work and research experience. She is an applied linguist who brings her expertise to solving language-related problems in contexts such as postgraduate supervision and assessment practice, language education, and cross-cultural curriculum development.