As part of our study we wanted to know whether ‘modern’ culture was understood as a significant factor or problem in the lives of people living and working in Scotland. We were also interested in how they spoke about or dealt with this issue – or not, as the case may be. So we visited a wide range of people and organisations, across different settings, using a method known as the learning journey.
Learning journeys involve visits to specific individuals, groups or communities believed able to provide insight into a particular issue or problem. The aim of a learning journey is to generate a conversation and learning dialogue, rather than just extract information from people.
Our journeys during 2006 and 2007 were organised by Andrew Lyon and covered a diverse range of settings and people. These visits took us not just into different places and settings but also into some very different social worlds:
- Senior staff at a college of art and design
- Human resources director for a customer service organisation
- Workers and participants at an innovative community rehabilitation project
- Governor and prisoners at a Scottish prison
- General Manager (Scotland) of a high-tech corporate UK business
- Members of an international futurists’ group
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