In this essay I will briefly outline my understanding of the concepts of the situated and knowing self. I will then reflect on how my background has influenced me as a learner and in doing this I apply the concepts to my discussion.
My understanding of the concept of the situated self is that it is the aspect of the self that involves cultural and social background and the surroundings of the self. The situated self changes over time, it can have a past and a present. The knowing self is those aspects of the self that involves the physical body, emotions, knowledge and skills. The situated self affects the knowing self and the knowing self can develop or grow through experience.
When I reflect on my background it is obvious to me that my situated self has had many advantages in life that positively influence me as a learner. I am situated as a white, English-speaking female who grew up in a middle class family, in a middle-class suburb of a small city in Australia, attending......
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