⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: E. ◥ University. {q} PhD. {tr} Training. ⚫ UK. ↂ EndNote. ✊ Harvey (2009) Empowering Learners - Analytic Quality Glossary - Quality Research International. Empowerment core definition explanatory context Empowerment, or empowering students, takes various forms (Harvey & Burrows, 1992). First, empowering students is equated with student evaluation. Students are invited to provide their views on the content and organisation of the programmes of study on which they are involved. These are fed back into the day-to-day management and teaching of the programme and into the longer-term strategic plans.
Second, empower students by giving them more control over their own learning. Third, a student charter empowers students, as like any other ‘consumer charter’, it sets out expectations and obligations in a transparent way and thus gives students a greater say about the nature and purposes of higher education as a whole. Fourth, students are empowered by developing their critical thinking, or metacognition. Analytical review Panitz and Panitz (2004) state that: Page and Czuba (1999) propose: Jones and Duckett (2007) suggest: What is Empowerment? See also. Empowerment. Autonomy and self-determination in people and communities Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities. This enables them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. It is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.
Empowerment as action refers both to the process of self-empowerment and to professional support of people, which enables them to overcome their sense of powerlessness and lack of influence, and to recognize and use their resources. As a term, empowerment originates from American community psychology and is associated with the social scientist Julian Rappaport (1981).[1] Rappaport's (1984) definition includes: "Empowerment is viewed as a process: the mechanism by which people, organizations, and communities gain mastery over their lives.
In social work and community psychology [edit] Consumer empowerment.