What technology was used in Peer Assisted Study Sessions, and how effective was it at developing a critical consciousness in students in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at The University of Manchester?
This research takes place in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at The University of Manchester, a research intensive university. It looks at the use of technology to support the development of critical consciousness in Peer Assisted Study Sessions deployed in all nine Schools in the Faculty. The study uses the theoretical framework of critical pedagogy and ethnography as a methodology. The study concludes that there are large differences in how PASS is deployed across the Faculty and that developing critical consciousness is rarely a concern with little support needed from technology, but where critical consciousness does develop, the support of technology is valuable.